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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8959

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.34%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.34%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An Authentication Bypass vulnerability in HPE MSA 1040 and HPE MSA 2040 SAN Storage in version GL220P008 and earlier and was found.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.34% probability · 71th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
hp/msa 1040 san storage firmware · hp/msa 2040 san storage firmware
Source
security-alert@hpe.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.34%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.