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Medium [CVE-2024-0450] Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products

This medium-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2024-0450 affecting Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows, Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS).

NTAP-20250411-0005 Published Apr 11, 2025Updated by vendor Jul 22, 2026

CVE-2024-0450

Affected products & platforms

NetAppONTAPElement SoftwareActive IQ Unified Manager

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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Python. Certain versions of Python are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to Denial of Service (DoS).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to Denial of Service (DoS). Affected products: Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows, Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), ONTAP 9.

NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows: 9.16P2
ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20
ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17
ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19
ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12
ONTAP 9: 9.17.1
ONTAP 9: 9.18.1
ONTAP 9: 9.19.1

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows: 9.16P2, ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20, ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17, ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19, ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12, ONTAP 9: 9.17.1, ONTAP 9: 9.18.1, ONTAP 9: 9.19.1.
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

ONTAP upgrade planning and procedures (target: 9.16P2 / 9)
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