CVE-2019-5493

Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode versions prior to 8.2.5P3 are susceptible to a vulnerability which discloses information to an unauthenticated attacker. A successful attack requires that multiple non-default options be enabled.

Published: 2019-08-02 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-5493 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-5493

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.54% 1.43% +0.88%
2 2025-03-30 1.05% 0.54% -0.51%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-5493

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-5493

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-5493

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netapp data_ontap < 8.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp data_ontap 8.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:8.2.5:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp data_ontap 8.2.5 cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:8.2.5:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-5493

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