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NTAP-20261104-0004 — CVE-2026-71290 Apache HTTP Components Client Vulnerability in NetApp Products

Published 2026-11-04 · Updated 2026-11-04 · Status: Interim · Exploitation: Public · Severity: CRITICAL 9.1 · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product

Official advisory: NTAP-20261104-0004 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Active IQ Unified Manager · Brocade SAN firmware · SolidFire / NetApp HCI · NetApp Console / BlueXP · SnapCenter | other NetApp product | highest CVSS: 9.1

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2026-71290 — CRITICAL · CVSS 9.1 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2026-71290 — Improper TLS hostname verification vulnerability in Apache HttpComponents Client 5.4 or newer. HostnameVerificationPolicy#BUILTIN setting has no effect when used with the async version of HttpClient. An attacker that can intercept and modify traffic between the client and the server can impersonate the server by presenting a valid certificate for a different domain. Please note the classic version of HttpClient is not affected by this vulnerability. Affected users are recommended to upgrade to at least version 5.6.4, which fixes the issue.

Impact

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

Affected products

Active IQ mobile app
Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
Management Services for Element Software and NetApp HCI
NetApp Console Agent
SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/bhf7g2zwpom2ohvwjjjlonc93br2s8vq ↗

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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