CVE-2026-42511 FreeBSD Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Summary
All supported versions of FreeBSD are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, Denial of Service (DoS). Affected products: ONTAP 9. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time.
What this means
In plain English
All supported versions of FreeBSD are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could lead to disclosure of sensitive information, addition or modification of data, Denial of Service (DoS). Affected products: ONTAP 9. NetApp states there is no workaround available at this time. Information disclosure can expose data available to the affected component beyond its intended authorization boundary.
Vulnerable items
- 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: 9.18.1P5. Vendor mitigation: Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: ONTAP 9: 9.18.1P5.
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Affected versions
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- ONTAP 9: 9.18.1P5
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update affected NetApp products to a fixed release: ONTAP 9: 9.18.1P5.
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