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Critical [CVE-2024-45491] Libexpat Vulnerability in NetApp Products

This critical-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2024-45491 affecting Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C.

NTAP-20241018-0003 Published Oct 18, 2024Updated by vendor Jul 30, 2026

CVE-2024-45491

Affected products & platforms

NetAppAFF / ASA / FASElement SoftwareActive IQ Unified Manager

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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate libexpat. libexpat versions prior to 2.6.3 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, or Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products: Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S, NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), SAN Host Utilities for Windows.

NetApp reports that one or more additional products remain under investigation; review the canonical advisory for current status. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.

Affected versions

2.6.3

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Fixed versions

Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.18
SAN Host Utilities for Windows: 8.0

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.18, SAN Host Utilities for Windows: 8.0.
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H300S/H500S/H700S/H410S has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H410C has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610C has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H615C has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.

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Official resources

Active IQ Unified Manager documentation (target: 9.18 / 8.0)
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This advisory names 9.18 / 8.0 as the first fixed releases — official upgrade documentation for Active IQ Unified Manager documentation.
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