CVE-2020-8580
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSANtricity OS Controller Software versions 11.30 and higher are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the system to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSANtricity OS Controller Software versions 11.30 and higher contains a vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the system to cause a Denial of Service. The attacker does not require authentication credentials to exploit this issue.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 11.30, < 11.60.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify SANtricity OS Controller versionAccess the SANtricity System Manager or use the controller CLI to retrieve the installed OS version. Navigate to the About or System Information section in the management interface, or run the appropriate CLI command to display the firmware version.Affected if The installed version is 11.30 or higher but lower than 11.60.3
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Verify network accessibility of management interfaceDetermine if the SANtricity OS Controller management ports (typically HTTPS-based web management ports) are exposed to the network. Check network configuration, firewall rules, and VLAN settings to confirm whether the management interface is reachable from network segments outside the trusted administration zone.Affected if The management interface is network-accessible from untrusted segments or the internet
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Confirm no authentication is required for the attack vectorReview that the system does not have additional authentication mechanisms or network segmentation in place that would block unauthenticated requests to the management interface.Affected if Unauthenticated network access to the management interface is possible without additional security controls
If the SANtricity OS Controller version is between 11.30 and 11.60.3 (inclusive of 11.30, exclusive of 11.60.3) and the management interface is reachable over the network without authentication, the environment is affected by this CVE.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data11.60.3
Restrict network access to SANtricity OS Controller Management interfaces using network segmentation and firewall rules. Apply vendor patches when available and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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