Advisory severityCritical9.1NetApp

Critical [CVE-2025-49794] Libxml2 Vulnerability in NetApp Products

This critical-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2025-49794 affecting Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp Manageability SDK, NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node.

Aggregated and source-linked by VulniPulse. Data sources, validation and limitations.

NTAP-20250718-0003 Source published Jul 18, 2025Source updated Sep 16, 2026

VulniPulse record published Sep 16, 2026

CVE-2025-49794

Affected products & platforms

NetAppElement SoftwareActive IQ Unified Manager

Open source advisory

Android app · Google Play

Monitor future NetApp CVEs from your phone.

Choose a whole vendor or a precise platform, then receive matching security advisories by phone notification, email, or both. Coverage follows 34 official vendor sources and 160+ reviewed platform categories.

Matching phone alertsOptional email delivery

Get CVE alerts See app features

Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate libxml2. Libxml2 versions through 2.14.4 are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to addition or modification of data or Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products: Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, NetApp Manageability SDK, NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node, NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software), SnapManager for Hyper-V. 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

2.14.4

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 25 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere: 9.18
NetApp Manageability SDK: 9.8P11

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 25 days 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, NetApp Manageability SDK: 9.8P11.
SnapManager for Hyper-V 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 25 days ago·verify at source

Sources

Official and corroborating records used to build this advisory.

NetApp Product Security Advisories (PSIRT)official
Official vendor source used to discover this advisory; it remains the authority for affected products and remediation. Discovered from the machine-readable feed https://security.netapp.com/adv_api/advisory/; this link opens the NetApp advisory index instead of the raw feed document.
NetApp
Official vendor advisoryofficial
Official advisory page fetched and parsed; accepted detail fields are attributed to this page.
NetApp

Cross-references

Validate CVE metadata against the authoritative registries.

CVE-2025-49794NVD CVE.org MITRE

Official resources

SnapManager for Hyper-V end-of-support notice
Official documentation
Official NetApp lifecycle notice referenced directly by the product-security advisory.
Active IQ Unified Manager documentation (target: 9.18 / 9.8P11)
Official documentation
This advisory names 9.18 / 9.8P11 as the first fixed releases — official upgrade documentation for Active IQ Unified Manager documentation.
NetApp Product Security Advisories
Official documentation
Canonical NetApp PSIRT advisories with affected products, status and remediation guidance.
NetApp Support Site software downloads
Official documentation
Official download location for ONTAP, StorageGRID, SANtricity, SnapCenter and other supported NetApp releases.
NetApp software version support
Official documentation
Official Full Support, Limited Support and End of Version Support policy and dates.

Discussion(0)

No comments yet. Share field notes, upgrade gotchas, or questions — verify against the vendor advisory before acting on community advice.