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NTAP-20261007-0018 — CVE-2026-79768 Apache HTTP Server Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-07 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 5.3 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20261007-0018 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Brocade SAN firmware · ONTAP | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 5.3

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2026-79768 — MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2026-79768 — Path equivalence: '/./' (single dot directory) vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_userdir module when configured with absolute non-wildcard UserDir directive (the 2nd form in https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_userdir.html#userdir) This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to disclosure of sensitive information.

Affected products

Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
ONTAP 9

References

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.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.