CVE-2024-21982
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 · uneditedONTAP versions 9.4 and higher are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information to unprivileged attackers when the object-store profiler command is being run by an administrative user.
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 confidenceNetApp ONTAP versions 9.4 and higher contain an information disclosure vulnerability in the object-store profiler command. When an administrative user runs this command, unprivileged attackers can gain access to sensitive information due to improper access controls on the profiler output or intermediate data.
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>= 9.4, < 9.8= 9.8= 9.9.1= 9.10.1= 9.11.1= 9.12.1= 9.13.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 installed ONTAP versionRun 'system node show' or 'version -v' from the ONTAP CLI to get the exact version numberAffected if The version falls within any of these ranges: >=9.4 and <9.8, or equals 9.8, 9.9.1, 9.10.1, 9.11.1, 9.12.1, or 9.13.1
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Check for object-store profiler command accessUse 'security login role show' and 'security login permission show' to review which roles or users have access to the 'object-store profiler' command namespaceAffected if Non-administrative or unprivileged users have execute permission on object-store profiler commands
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Review audit logs for profiler usageRun 'event log show -message-name object*profiler*' or check /var/log/audit logs for any object-store profiler command executionsAffected if Administrative users have run the object-store profiler command while unprivileged users were active on the system
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Verify session isolationCheck if unprivileged users can access intermediate profiler data files in /cluster or inspect running profiler processes via 'system node run' commandsAffected if Unprivileged users can view profiler output files, process output, or observe administrative profiler sessions through file permissions or process inspection
Your environment is affected if you run an affected ONTAP version AND unprivileged users can potentially access the object-store profiler command output or observe administrative profiler sessions.
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.
dbcve · scoped9.8
Apply the relevant NetApp ONTAP patch when available. As an interim measure, restrict access to the object-store profiler command and ensure unprivileged users cannot interact with or observe administrative profiler sessions.
Upgrade to the fixed ONTAP release as specified in the NetApp security advisory (typically 9.11.x, 9.12.x, 9.13.x, 9.14.x, or 9.15.x depending on what is current)
- 1. Review the NetApp security advisory at security.netapp.com for CVE-2024-21982 for complete vulnerability details
- 2. Identify all Clustered Data ONTAP systems in the environment and confirm their exact versions
- 3. Plan upgrade to a fixed release - NetApp advisories typically indicate which versions contain the fix
- 4. Back up critical data before performing any upgrade
- 5. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment first
- 6. Schedule maintenance window for production upgrade
- 7. After upgrading, verify the object-store profiler command behavior and confirm the vulnerability is remediated
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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