CVE-2025-4516 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Summary
Multiple NetApp products incorporate Python. Python versions versions though 3.14.0-b1 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: NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), ONTAP 9. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.
What this means
In plain English
Multiple NetApp products incorporate Python. Python versions versions though 3.14.0-b1 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: NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS), ONTAP 9. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time. Successful exploitation can interrupt the affected service or exhaust resources, reducing availability until the component recovers.
Vulnerable items
- NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) — NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) is a NetApp operating-system platform identified as affected by the official advisory.
- ONTAP 9 — NetApp ONTAP is the storage operating system used across NetApp enterprise storage systems.
Recommended action
Primary action: update to a vendor-listed fixed release: ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20, ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17, ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19, ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12, ONTAP 9: 9.19.1. Vendor mitigation: Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20, ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17, ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19, ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12, 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.
Rewritten locally from the scraped official advisory data above; no generative API is used. The vendor advisory is authoritative.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
- ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20
- ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17
- ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19
- ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12
- ONTAP 9: 9.19.1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: ONTAP 9: 9.13.1P20, ONTAP 9: 9.14.1P17, ONTAP 9: 9.15.1P19, ONTAP 9: 9.16.1P12, 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.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
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