OpenStack Ironic Inspector (aka ironic-inspector or ironic-discoverd), when debug mode is…
Priority LOW 33CWE-254Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
OpenStack Ironic Inspector (aka ironic-inspector or ironic-discoverd), when debug mode is enabled, might allow remote attackers to access the Flask console and execute arbitrary Python code by triggering an error.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01598 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed python-ironic-inspector-client (PyPI): 0.2.5ironic-inspector (PyPI): 2.2.2Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | python-ironic-inspector-client (PyPI) | before 0.2.5 | 0.2.5 | Patch available | GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328 |
| — | ironic-inspector (PyPI) | before 2.2.2 | 2.2.2 | Patch available | GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- python-ironic-inspector-client (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.5 Fixed in 0.2.5 Patch available GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328
- ironic-inspector (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.2.2 Fixed in 2.2.2 Patch available GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328 python-ironic-inspector-client (PyPI) Fixed in 0.2.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328 ironic-inspector (PyPI) Fixed in 2.2.2 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2015:2685 Released 2015-12-21 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-ironic-discoverd security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 openstack-ironic-discoverd-0.2.5-2.el7ost
- RHSA-2015:1929 Released 2015-10-22 · Red Hat rating Importantopenstack-ironic-discoverd security update
- OpenStack 7.0 Director for RHEL 7 openstack-ironic-discoverd-1.1.0-8.el7ost, openstack-ironic-discoverd-ramdisk-1.1.0-8.el7ost, python-ironic-discoverd-1.1.0-8.el7ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack 7.0 Director for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1929 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:2685 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5306
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328
References
Advisory 5
Other 6
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:2685
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5306
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ironic-inspector/PYSEC-2015-28.yaml
- https://opendev.org/openstack/ironic-inspector
- https://opendev.org/openstack/ironic-inspector/commit/2c64da2bee6eeea27c08eb7a94894feaa5494910
- https://opendev.org/openstack/ironic-inspector/commit/77d0052c5133034490386fbfadfdb1bdb49aa44f
Sources
- CVE-2015-5306 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5306 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x64g-wjmw-w328 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-5306 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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