High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-83535
Openstack-network-exporter: basic-auth uses plaintext password storage and non-constant-time comparison
7.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in openstack-network-exporter. When an operator configures user authentication but omits or misconfigures Transport Layer Security (TLS), the basic authentication mechanism is silently bypassed. This fail-open design allows an adjacent network attacker to access sensitive Open vSwitch (OVS) and Open Virtual Network (OVN) dataplane metrics without credentials. Consequently, an attacker can enumerate bridge names, port counters, OVN controller state, and host topology, leading to information disclosure.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83535
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83535
vdb-entry
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-83535
issue-tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526402
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