CVE-2026-22054: NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor hard-coded credentials in AutoSupport

CVE-2026-22054 · Severity: info · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-06-03

NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor, a tool used to validate the configuration and health of NetApp storage systems, contains hard-coded credentials. An attacker who already has low-level access to the system could use these credentials to perform unauthorized AutoSupport operations. This could lead to unauthorized data transmissions or configuration changes within the support reporting framework.

Vendors: NetApp.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-22054 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-22054 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-22054?
Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 3 June 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor 6.7.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-22054?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-22054 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-22054?
Check whether you run NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A hard-coded credentials vulnerability exists in NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor version 6.7.3. The flaw is located within the handling of AutoSupport operations, where static credentials are used instead of dynamic or user-defined authentication. An attacker with network access and low-privileged authentication can discover and reuse these credentials to trigger or manipulate AutoSupport functions. This could result in unauthorized communication with NetApp support infrastructure or disclosure of system diagnostic information. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-22054 and has been assigned a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.3 by the vendor.

Affected products

  • NetApp Active IQ Config Advisor 6.7.3

Timeline

  • 2026-06-03: advisory: NetApp published the security advisory NTAP-20260603-0001.
  • 2026-06-03: disclosed: CVE-2026-22054 was published to the NVD.

References

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