# CVE-2023-27316: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter

> An authenticated SnapCenter Server user can escalate privileges to admin on remote systems with installed plug-ins.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3xg-7w53-6ghf

## What is CVE-2023-27316?

CVE-2023-27316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Snapcenter, published on 12 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SnapCenter versions 4.8 through 4.9 are susceptible to a 
vulnerability which may allow an authenticated SnapCenter Server user to
 become an admin user on a remote system where a SnapCenter plug-in has 
been installed.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27316?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Snapcenter.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Snapcenter

- [CVE-2025-26512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-26512/): CVE-2025-26512 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-1096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1096/): Auth bypass in SnapCenter (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27313/): Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SnapCenter (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2020-15523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15523/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-38732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38732/): Security feature bypass in SnapCenter (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27316 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27316 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Snapcenter, published on 12 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Snapcenter. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27316/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27316/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27316
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27316
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27316

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27316/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.