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NTAP-20250214-0003 — CVE-2025-23184 Apache CXF Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2025-02-14 · Updated 2026-05-19 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 5.9 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20250214-0003 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: 5.9

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2025-23184 — MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2025-23184 — A potential denial of service vulnerability is present in versions of Apache CXF before 3.5.10, 3.6.5 and 4.0.6. In some edge cases, the CachedOutputStream instances may not be closed and, if backed by temporary files, may fill up the file system (it applies to servers and clients).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products

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)
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfs8l63rnctnj2skfrxyys7v8fgnt122 ↗

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.