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NTAP-20260116-0014 — CVE-2025-7425 Libxslt Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-01-16 · Updated 2026-07-15 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: HIGH 7.8 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20260116-0014 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: ONTAP · NetApp Console / BlueXP · SolidFire / NetApp HCI | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 7.8

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2025-7425 — HIGH · CVSS 7.8 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2025-7425 — A flaw was found in libxslt where the attribute type, atype, flags are modified in a way that corrupts internal memory management. When XSLT functions, such as the key() process, result in tree fragments, this corruption prevents the proper cleanup of ID attributes. As a result, the system may access freed memory, causing crashes or enabling attackers to trigger heap corruption.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to addition or modification of data or Denial of Service (DoS).

Affected products

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10
NetApp Console Agent OVA
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

Official fixes

ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10 — vendor fix ↗

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7425 ↗

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.