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NTAP-20250814-0002 — CVE-2023-6597 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2025-08-14 · Updated 2025-09-10 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: Yes
Official advisory: NTAP-20250814-0002 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: Baseboard management controllers · Active IQ Unified Manager · ONTAP · E-Series / SANtricity · Other NetApp products · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · SnapCenter · StorageGRID | ONTAP-relevant
CVEs in this advisory
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information or addition or modification of data.
Affected products
- AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A1K/A70/A90
- Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
- Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
- Cloud Volumes ONTAP Mediator
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software 11.x
- Element Python SDK
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A320
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A800/C800
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A900/9500
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - C190/A150/A220/FAS2720/FAS2750
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - FAS2820
- FAS/AFF/ASA Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - A20/A30/A50/C30/C60/50
References
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.
Related reading
- Common ONTAP problems (FAQ) — plain-language symptoms and fixes
- ONTAP security hardening — baseline lockdown guidance
- Ransomware protection on ONTAP — SnapLock, SnapMirror vaulting, Anomaly Detection
- ONTAP error messages index — EMS/WAFL/NFS/SnapMirror messages
- Every NetApp advisory published in 2025