CVE-2017-8959
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version...
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.
- Record
CVE-2017-8959- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.
- Record
CVE-2017-8959- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17899 No score
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.
- Record
EUVD-2017-17899- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr8p-g38r-c4w5
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version...
An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.
- Record
GHSA-qr8p-g38r-c4w5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2017-8959 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Msa 1040 And 2040 San Storage, published February 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.