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NTAP-20261028-0017 — CVE-2026-87255 Java SE Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-10-28 · Updated 2026-10-28 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: LOW 3.7 · ONTAP affected: Yes

Official advisory: NTAP-20261028-0017 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Other NetApp products · Active IQ Unified Manager · Brocade SAN firmware · E-Series / SANtricity · NetApp Console / BlueXP · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · ONTAP · OnCommand family · SnapCenter | ONTAP-relevant | highest CVSS: 3.7

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2026-87255 — LOW · CVSS 3.7 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2026-87255 — Vulnerability in Oracle Java SE (component: Compiler). Supported versions that are affected are Oracle Java SE: 25.0.4.1 and 27. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle Java SE. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Java SE accessible data.

Affected products

AI Data Engine (AIDE)
Active IQ Unified Manager for Microsoft Windows
Active IQ Unified Manager for VMware vSphere
Brocade SAN Navigator (SANnav)
Data Infrastructure Insights Acquisition Unit
E-Series SANtricity OS Controller Software
E-Series SANtricity Unified Manager and Web Services Proxy
NetApp Console Agent
NetApp SolidFire & HCI Management Node
ONTAP tools for VMware vSphere 10
OnCommand Insight
SANtricity Storage Plugin for vCenter

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.