Medium severity · published Jul 10, 2026
CVE-2026-44918
OpenStack Ironic through before 37.0.1 allows creation or modification of nodes cross-project without authorization
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenStack Ironic through before 37.0.1 allows creation or modification of nodes cross-project without authorization.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Ironic · OpenStack
27.0.0 before 29.0.6; 30.0.0 before 32.0.2; 33.0.0 before 35.0.2; 36.0.0 before 37.0.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44918
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44918
bugs.launchpad.net
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2150450
lists.openstack.org
https://lists.openstack.org/archives/list/openstack-announce@lists.openstack.org/thread/PAJKDWS23MKSSNX22JEVDA7RWN3BHJYC/
security.openstack.org
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-026.html
www.openwall.com
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/4
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/4
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