High severity · published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-42997
An issue was discovered in idrac in OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1
7.7
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in idrac in OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1. During import, a user invoking molds can request authorization to be sent to a remote endpoint. The credential forwarded is a time-limited Keystone token (which provides access to all OpenStack services Ironic is authorized for); or basic credentials configured for molds storage. The fixed versions are 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, and 35.0.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Ironic · OpenStack
17.0.0 before 26.1.6; 27.0.0 before 29.0.5; 30.0.0 before 32.0.1; 33.0.0 before 35.0.1 · source: vendor, NVD
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42997
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42997
Patch
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-010.html
Mailing List
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39811
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42997
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466844
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