Medium severity · published Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2026-55748
OpenStack Horizon before 25.7.4 produces scripts for OpenStack RC file downloading that may have a crafted project name with shell metacharacters
6.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenStack Horizon before 25.7.4 produces scripts for OpenStack RC file downloading that may have a crafted project name with shell metacharacters. NOTE: some parties consider this a security hardening opportunity to address certain types of user error, not a vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HO
Horizon · OpenStack
8.0.0 before 25.3.3; 25.4.0 before 25.5.3; 25.6.0 before 25.7.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55748
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55748
Issue Tracking
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2152240
Patch
https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0097
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