Medium6.3NetApp

Medium [CVE-2025-8885] Bouncy Castle Vulnerability in NetApp Products

This medium-severity NetApp advisory covers CVE-2025-8885 affecting Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux, Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows, Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere.

NTAP-20250912-0012 Published Sep 12, 2025Updated by vendor Aug 21, 2026

CVE-2025-8885

Affected products & platforms

NetAppActive IQ Unified ManagerONTAP tools for VMwareOnCommand / Data Infrastructure Insights

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Summary

Multiple NetApp products incorporate Bouncy Castle. Certain versions of Bouncy Castle 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 Linux, Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows, Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere, Data Infrastructure Insights and Data Secure Storage Workload Security Agent, ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10, ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 9. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.

Affected versions

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Fixed versions

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10: 10.6

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10: 10.6.
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 9 has no planned fix; migrate to a supported release or product and consult NetApp's end-of-support notice.
Data Infrastructure Insights and Data Secure Storage Workload Security Agent: Fixed as of 20260204.

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Sources

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Official resources

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 9 end-of-support notice
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Official NetApp lifecycle notice referenced directly by the product-security advisory.
ONTAP upgrade planning and procedures (target: 10)
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This advisory names 10 as the first fixed release — official upgrade documentation for ONTAP upgrade planning and procedures.
NetApp Product Security Advisories
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NetApp Support Site software downloads
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Official download location for ONTAP, StorageGRID, SANtricity, SnapCenter and other supported NetApp releases.
NetApp software version support
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Official Full Support, Limited Support and End of Version Support policy and dates.

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