Insufficiently protected credentials in OpenStack Ironic Python Agent
Priority LOW 24CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
In OpenStack Ironic Python Agent through 11.5.0, a malicious bootc container, when deployed using ironic-python-agent, may be able to extract the credentials used to download it.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00147 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Ironic Python Agent (OpenStack): 10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1Red Hat: 1 without a fix
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 Python Agent | 10.2.0 to before 10.2.3; 11.0.0 to before 11.2.1; 11.3.0 to before 11.5.1 | 10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Ironic Python Agent VendorOpenStack Affected 10.2.0 to before 10.2.3; 11.0.0 to before 11.2.1; 11.3.0 to before 11.5.1 Fixed in 10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Ironic Python Agent (OpenStack) Fixed in 10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1
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 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54422
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7r4g-5584-3hjx
References
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- 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-2026-54422 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54422 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7r4g-5584-3hjx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-54422 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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