Authentication bypass in NetApp ONTAP 9
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-288Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.
Summary
ONTAP versions 9.16.1 and higher with WebAuthn multi-factor authentication (MFA) configured are susceptible to a vulnerability related to the Relying Party ID which when successfully exploited could allow an attacker with valid credentials to bypass MFA.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00531 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed ONTAP 9 (NETAPP): 9.19.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ONTAP 9 (NETAPP) Fixed in 9.19.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22049
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-485j-vj7h-4qrm
References
More NetApp Ontap vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-18154 Apache HTTP Server: HTTP/2 DoS by memory exhaustion on endless continuation frames CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-25713 Apache HTTP Server on WIndows UNC SSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-19413 Openssh: machine-in-the-middle attack if verifyhostkeydns is enabled CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2024-26505 Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite proxy handler substitution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-12260 Authentication bypass in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-22049 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22049 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-485j-vj7h-4qrm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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