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NTAP-20201218-0005 — CVE-2020-1971 OpenSSL Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2020-12-18 · Updated 2024-01-02 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public
Official advisory: NTAP-20201218-0005 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
CVEs in this advisory
Affected products
- Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
- Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A250/500f/C250
- Global File Cache
- NetApp Cloud Backup (formerly AltaVault)
- NetApp Cloud Backup OST Plug-in (formerly AltaVault OST Plug-in)
- NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
- NetApp Manageability SDK
- NetApp Plug-in for Symantec NetBackup
- NetApp SANtricity SMI-S Provider
- NetApp SMI-S Provider
What to do
- Check your ONTAP versions against the official advisory's affected-versions table.
- 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).
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