CVE-2020-7197 describes a critical remote authentication bypass vulnerability in HPE StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) version 3.7.0.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over the SSMC web application, which manages HPE 3PAR StoreServ arrays. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, media coverage and community discussion indicate awareness of this high-risk vulnerability, though no public exploit code is currently available. HPE has released an update to SSMC 3.7.1.1 or later to address this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.7.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hp:storeserv_management_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.