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NTAP-20191107-0001 — CVE-2004-1653 OpenSSH Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2019-11-07 · Updated 2022-05-27 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: Yes
Official advisory: NTAP-20191107-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: Baseboard management controllers · Cloud Backup / AltaVault / SteelStore · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · ONTAP | ONTAP-relevant
CVEs in this advisory
What the CVE records say
CVE-2004-1653 — The default configuration for OpenSSH enables AllowTcpForwarding, which could allow remote authenticated users to perform a port bounce, when configured with an anonymous access program such as AnonCVS.
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or addition or modification of data.
Affected products
- AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
- NetApp SolidFire Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
- NetApp SteelStore Cloud Integrated Storage
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility
Official fixes
- AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A700s — vendor fix ↗
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility — vendor fix ↗
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility — vendor fix ↗
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility — vendor fix ↗
- ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility — vendor fix ↗
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node — vendor fix ↗
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node — vendor fix ↗
What to do
- Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
- If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
- If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
- Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.
Related reading
- Common ONTAP problems (FAQ) — plain-language symptoms and fixes
- ONTAP security hardening — baseline lockdown guidance
- Ransomware protection on ONTAP — SnapLock, SnapMirror vaulting, Anomaly Detection
- ONTAP error messages index — EMS/WAFL/NFS/SnapMirror messages
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2019