Is CVE-2017-5988 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-5988 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5988?

CVE-2017-5988 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-5988

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP 8.1 through 9.1P1, when NFS or SMB is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-15057)
Published: April 10, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-15057 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap
netapp / clustered data ontap

Certified products that may be affected

4 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

NetApp ONTAP® 9.1 - NetApp, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-423 - archived
NetApp® Clustered Data ONTAP® 8.3.1 - NetApp, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-353 - archived
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP® 8.2.1 - NetApp, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-263 - archived
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP® 8.2.1 - NetApp, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-263 - archived

References

https://kb.netapp.com/support/s/article/NTAP-20170331-0001(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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