Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-90461
OpenStack Ironic through 38.0.0 may send a username and password to an unexpected remote host when Image Service is configured for HTTP(S) Basic Authentication
6.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenStack Ironic through 38.0.0 may send a username and password to an unexpected remote host when Image Service is configured for HTTP(S) Basic Authentication.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
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 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IR
Ironic · OpenStack
24.0.0 through 29.0.6; 30.0.0 through 32.0.1; 33.0.0 through 35.0.1; 36.0.0 through 38.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90461
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90461
bugs.launchpad.net
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2162816
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