# CVE-2023-27317: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in ONTAP 9

> Attackers with physical access can read sensitive data from FIPS-encrypted drives that incorrectly unlock after reboot or reinsertion in NetApp ONTAP systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xgfv-h6v5-c2rq

## What is CVE-2023-27317?

CVE-2023-27317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp ONTAP 9, published on 15 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

ONTAP 9 versions 9.12.1P8, 9.13.1P4, and 9.13.1P5 are susceptible to a 
vulnerability which will cause all SAS-attached FIPS 140-2 drives to 
become unlocked after a system reboot or power cycle or a single 
SAS-attached FIPS 140-2 drive to become unlocked after reinsertion. This
 could lead to disclosure of sensitive information to an attacker with 
physical access to the unlocked drives.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27317?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Ontap.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27317?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27317 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in NetApp ONTAP 9

- [CVE-2024-8932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8932/): OOB access in ldap_escape (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-22049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22049/): Auth bypass in ONTAP 9 (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-22050](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22050/): Business logic in ONTAP 9 (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-1734](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1734/): Streams HTTP wrapper does not fail for headers with invalid name and no colon (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2025-1736](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-1736/): Stream HTTP wrapper header check might omit basic auth header (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27317 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetApp ONTAP 9, published on 15 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: NetApp ONTAP 9. 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-2023-27317/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27317/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27317
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27317
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27317

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27317/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.