CVE-2024-21993Network attack vector

Plaintext credential disclosure via undisclosed mechanism

Published Jul 9, 2024 · Updated Mar 27, 2025

Information disclosure in NetApp SnapCenter before 5.0p1 allows remote authenticated users to discover plaintext credentials. NetApp has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes the stored credentials. Exploitation requires an authenticated network session and user interaction, and the reported consequence is credential confidentiality loss without data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.7
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in NetApp SnapCenter before 5.0p1 allows remote authenticated users to discover plaintext credentials. NetApp has not published the affected component or the operation that exposes the stored credentials. Exploitation requires an authenticated network session and user interaction, and the reported consequence is credential confidentiality loss without data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21993
Published
Jul 9, 2024
Updated
Mar 27, 2025
Vendor
NetApp
Product
SnapCenter
Classifications
CWE-312
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 9, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <5.0p1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

NetApp · SnapCenterversion=0 <5.0p1

Published CVSS scores

5.7NetApp, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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