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NTAP-20241115-0003 — CVE-2024-29736 Apache CXF Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2024-11-15 · Updated 2026-10-07 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: CRITICAL 9.1 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20241115-0003 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Active IQ Unified Manager · ONTAP · NetApp Console / BlueXP | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 9.1

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2024-29736 — CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2024-29736 — A SSRF vulnerability in WADL service description in versions of Apache CXF before 4.0.5, 3.6.4 and 3.5.9 allows an attacker to perform SSRF style attacks on REST webservices. The attack only applies if a custom stylesheet parameter is configured.

Impact

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

Affected products

Active IQ Unified Manager for Linux
Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 9
NetApp Console Agent Container (vmcontrol)

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/4jtpsswn2r6xommol54p5mg263ysgdw2 ↗

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.