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CVE-2017-15517

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-11-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

AltaVault OST Plug-in versions prior to 1.2.2 may allow attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. All users are urged to move to a fixed version and change passwords used by Veritas NetBackup to access the OST shares on the NetApp AltaVault as a precaution.

Affected products

• NetApp AltaVault OST Plug-in: before 1.2.2 — fixed in 1.2.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NetApp AltaVault OST Plug-in 1.2.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171116-0001/
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171116-0001/

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