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NTAP-20261021-0008 — CVE-2026-0864 Python Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-10-21 · Updated 2026-10-21 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: MEDIUM 5.5 · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product

Official advisory: NTAP-20261021-0008 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Other NetApp products · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · NetApp Console / BlueXP · SnapCenter | other NetApp product | highest CVSS: 5.5

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2026-0864 — MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2026-0864 — When using the "configparser" module to write configuration files containing multi-line text values with carriage return characters (\r) the resulting file could be injected with unexpected keys and values if the attacker controls the written value.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to addition or modification of data.

Affected products

FAS/AFF BIOS - A900/9500
Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI
NetApp Console Agent Container (docker_occm)
NetApp Console Agent Container (squid)
NetApp Console Agent OVA
NetApp NFS Plug-in for VMware VAAI
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
NetApp XCP NFS
NetApp XCP SMB
SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
iNetApp SolidFire & HCI Storage Node (Element Software)

References

https://mail.python.org/archives/list/security-announce@python.org/thread/CV4NE6AFCRJL7XQOHX7J5TSDHU ↗

What to do

Compare your installed product and version against the affected list above and the official advisory's affected-versions table.
Apply the fixed release named in the official advisory, or the documented workaround if no fix ships yet.
Limit management-plane exposure (BMC/management interfaces, web UIs, SNMP) until patched.
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