CVE-2016-3998
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive...
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.
- Record
CVE-2016-3998- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.
- Record
CVE-2016-3998- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5007 No score
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5007- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vrw-rqr5-gvcv
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive...
NetApp AltaVault 4.1 and earlier allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information, gain privileges, or cause a denial of service via vectors related to the SMB protocol.
- Record
GHSA-3vrw-rqr5-gvcv- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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-2016-3998 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Netapp Altavault, published July 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.