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NTAP-20260109-0004 — CVE-2025-24296 Intel Ethernet Controller Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-07-22 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 6.0 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20260109-0004 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: ONTAP · SolidFire / NetApp HCI | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 6.0

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2025-24296 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2025-24296 — Improper input validation in some firmware for the Intel(R) E810 Ethernet before version 4.6 may allow a privileged user to enable denial of service via local access.

Impact

Improper input validation in some firmware for the Intel® E810 Ethernet before version 4.6 may allow a privileged user to enable denial of service via local access. <br><br> ONTAP:<br> Affected on the A50/A30/A20/C60/C30/FAS50 and A1K/A90/A70/C80/FAS90/FAS70 platforms.

Affected products

ONTAP 9
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

Official fixes

ONTAP 9 — vendor fix ↗
ONTAP 9 — vendor fix ↗

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01257.html ↗

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.