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StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) versions prior to
11.7.0.9 and 11.8.0.5 are susceptible to disclosure of sensitive
information via complex MiTM attacks due to a vulnerability in the SSH
cryptographic implementation.
NVD Status: Analyzed ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2024-21988
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-21988 is rated Low Risk (27.9/100) : CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-21988
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
2025-11-03
0.04%
0.06%
+0.02%
2
2025-08-11
0.06%
0.04%
-0.01%
3
2025-07-24
—
0.06%
—
Full EPSS history
(6 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-21988
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
5.3
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
1.6
3.6
[email protected]
5.3
3.1
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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.
1.6
3.6
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-21988
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-21988
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
netapp
storagegrid
< 11.7.0.9
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp
storagegrid
>= 11.8.0, < 11.8.0.5
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2024-21988
cvelogic
Threat Intelligence