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TI-2026-49876 Aliases CVE-2026-71201GHSA-x4h6-wf22-px84

Incorrect authorization in OpenStack Ironic

Priority MEDIUM 56CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

In OpenStack Ironic through 38.0.0, a project reader that makes a crafted request to Ironic can return Portgroups assigned to Nodes owned or leased by another project.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenStackIronic1.0.0 – 29.0.6; 30.0.0 – 32.0.1; 33.0.0 – 35.0.1; 36.0.0 – 38.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Ironic VendorOpenStack Affected 1.0.0 – 29.0.6; 30.0.0 – 32.0.1; 33.0.0 – 35.0.1; 36.0.0 – 38.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·OpenStack

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-71201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4h6-wf22-px84

References

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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