OpenStack Ironic through before 37.0.1 allows creation or modification of nodes cross-project without authorization.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 10 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
OpenStack Ironic through before 37.0.1 allows creation or modification of nodes cross-project without authorization.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Ironic | 27.0.0 to before 29.0.6; 30.0.0 to before 32.0.2; 33.0.0 to before 35.0.2; 36.0.0 to before 37.0.1 | 29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2, 37.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Ironic VendorOpenStack Affected 27.0.0 to before 29.0.6; 30.0.0 to before 32.0.2; 33.0.0 to before 35.0.2; 36.0.0 to before 37.0.1 Fixed in 29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2, 37.0.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ironic (OpenStack) Fixed in 29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2, 37.0.1
Red Hat 10 advisories
- RHSA-2026:90271 Released 2026-10-27 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.12.102 packages and security update
- Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 openstack-ironic-1:21.0.1-0.20261012095526.c95b83b.el9, openstack-ironic-api-1:21.0.1-0.20261012095526.c95b83b.el9, openstack-ironic-common-1:21.0.1-0.20261012095526.c95b83b.el9 +3
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 cri-o-1.25.5-38.rhaos4.12.git2e7f657.el8, cri-o-1.25.5-9.rhaos4.12.git6120b13.el9, cri-tools-1.25.0-8.el9 +18
- RHSA-2026:82813 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.15.70 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kube-metrics-server-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-agent-installer-node-agent-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-alibaba-cloud-controller-manager-rhel9 +23
- RHSA-2026:73869 Released 2026-10-08 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.14.75 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/egress-router-cni-rhel8, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/kubevirt-csi-driver-rhel8 +47
Show 7 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:70587 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.17.58 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:67936 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.16.71 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
- RHSA-2026:65852 Released 2026-09-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.18.55 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-apiserver-network-proxy-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-azure-cluster-api-controllers-rhel9 +19
- RHSA-2026:57408 Released 2026-08-26 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.19.44 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-apiserver-network-proxy-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-azure-workload-identity-webhook-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cli-rhel9 +9
- RHSA-2026:54583 Released 2026-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.20.34 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cli-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-console-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9 +2
- RHSA-2026:54602 Released 2026-08-18 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.21.29 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cli-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-console-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-haproxy-router-rhel9 +6
- RHSA-2026:51038 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.22.9 bug fix and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-agent-installer-ui-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-console-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-hyperkube-rhel9 +4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenStack Ironic 29.0.6, 32.0.2 and 2 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39299 In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, an Ironic user with the ability to deploy nodes using…Priority LOW 35
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:90271 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73869 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82813 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67936 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:70587 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:65852 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:57408 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:54583 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:54602 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:51038 |
Not affected: 12 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44918
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q458-5jc4-vvpg
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:73869 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-09 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82813 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: Ironic content for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Fix available: RHSA-2026:90271 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More OpenStack vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-78562 Incorrect authorization in OpenStack Manila share operations CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-63467 Code injection in OpenStack Octavia CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2017-13226 The tcpmss_mangle_packet function in net/netfilter/xt_TCPMSS.c in the Linux kernel before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-69629 OpenStack Mistral flaw lets users change other projects' resources CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2026-69623 Command injection in OpenStack Mistral std.ssh_proxied action CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2022-17779 Improper privilege management in OpenStack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-44918 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44918 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q458-5jc4-vvpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-44918 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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