CVE-2020-8579
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows...
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an attacker with access to an intercluster LIF to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an attacker with access to an intercluster LIF to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2020-8579- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an attacker with access to an intercluster LIF to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
CVE-2020-8579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-29427 No score
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an attacker with access to an intercluster LIF to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
EUVD-2020-29427- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ccrg-h7p2-67q4 No score
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows...
Clustered Data ONTAP versions 9.7 through 9.7P7 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an attacker with access to an intercluster LIF to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
- Record
GHSA-ccrg-h7p2-67q4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-8579 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Netapp Clustered Data Ontap, published October 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.