CVE-2016-1563
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers,...
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2016-1563- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
CVE-2016-1563- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2658 No score
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2016-2658- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm85-5p67-v594
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers,...
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3.1 does not properly verify X.509 certificates from TLS servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and obtain sensitive information via a crafted certificate.
- Record
GHSA-mm85-5p67-v594- CVSS 3.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-1563 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, published April 7, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.