CVE-2018-5490 describes a critical vulnerability in NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 Release Candidate versions, where read-only export policy rules for SMBv2 and SMBv3 clients were not correctly enforced, potentially granting unauthorized write access. This flaw carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and authentication, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, affected organizations should update to the NetApp Data ONTAP 8.3 GA release to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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