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NTAP-20260417-0017 — CVE-2026-31790 OpenSSL Vulnerability in NetApp Products
Published 2026-04-17 · Updated 2026-09-07 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: not scored · ONTAP affected: Yes
Official advisory: NTAP-20260417-0017 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.
Product family: E-Series / SANtricity · Baseboard management controllers · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · Active IQ Unified Manager · Other NetApp products · NetApp Console / BlueXP · ONTAP · SnapCenter | ONTAP-relevant
CVEs in this advisory
Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.
Affected products
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software
- FAS/AFF Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - 8300/8700/A400/C400
- Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI
- NetApp HCI Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) - H610S
- Active IQ Config Advisor
- Active IQ OneCollect
- FAS/AFF BIOS - A900/9500
- Global File Cache
- NetApp Console Agent OVA
- NetApp SMI-S Provider
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
- NetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)
Official fixes
- E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software — vendor fix ↗
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 2026