CVE-2020-8581: Medium severity ibm data ontap vulnerability

Published Jan 19, 2021
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Updated

Clustered Data ONTAP versions prior to 9.3P20 and 9.5 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could allow an authenticated but unauthorized attacker to overwrite arbitrary data when VMware vStorage support is enabled.

Affected Software

13 affected components
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP<9.3
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP>=9.4<=9.5
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p1
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p10
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p2
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p3
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p4
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p5
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p6
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p7
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p8
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP=9.3-p9

Event History

Jan 19, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:04 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:04 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8581?

CVE-2020-8581 is rated as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow an authenticated but unauthorized attacker to overwrite arbitrary data.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-8581?

To fix CVE-2020-8581, upgrade your Clustered Data ONTAP to version 9.3P20 or 9.5 or later.

3

What systems are affected by CVE-2020-8581?

CVE-2020-8581 affects Clustered Data ONTAP versions prior to 9.3P20 and 9.5, including all versions from 9.3 and 9.4 to 9.5.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2020-8581 facilitate?

CVE-2020-8581 allows an authenticated user to overwrite arbitrary data on systems with VMware vStorage support enabled.

5

Is there any workaround for CVE-2020-8581?

There are currently no known workarounds for CVE-2020-8581 other than applying the necessary upgrades to the affected systems.

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