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NTAP-20230921-0006 — CVE-2023-41080 Apache Tomcat Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2023-09-21 · Updated 2026-03-05 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 6.1 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20230921-0006 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: SolidFire / NetApp HCI · ONTAP | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 6.1

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2023-41080 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2023-41080 — URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in FORM authentication feature Apache Tomcat.This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.0-M10, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.0.12, from 9.0.0-M1 through 9.0.79 and from 8.5.0 through 8.5.92. Older, EOL versions may also be affected. The vulnerability is limited to the ROOT (default) web application.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or addition or modification of data.

Affected products

NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 9
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/71wvwprtx2j2m54fovq9zr7gbm2wow2f ↗

What to do

Check the affected products listed above against the official advisory's affected-versions table — that is where the exact ONTAP 9 release, ONTAP tool, or management product versions are named.
If affected and a fixed release exists, plan the upgrade — see the ONTAP upgrade runbook.
If exploitation is listed as "active", treat remediation as urgent and review exposure (management LIFs, ONTAP S3, SnapMirror endpoints).
Harden in parallel: security hardening baseline and ransomware protection on ONTAP.