CVE-2019-5497

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

NetApp AFF A700s Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware versions 1.22 and higher were shipped with a default account enabled that could allow unauthorized arbitrary command execution.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 76.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 1, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security-alert@netapphttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190627-0001/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190627-0001/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1188Insecure Default Initialization of Resource

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 17:50 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-27 17:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-27 13:38 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:42 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:17 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 06:37 UTCOSV refresh

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-5497?

CVE-2019-5497 is a critical vulnerability published on July 1, 2019. NetApp AFF A700s Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware versions 1.22 and higher were shipped with a default account enabled that could allow unauthorized arbitrary command execution.

When was CVE-2019-5497 disclosed?

CVE-2019-5497 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2019-5497 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-5497 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 76.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-5497?

CVE-2019-5497 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2019-5497?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-5497, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2019-5497

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