OpenStack Ironic Vulnerability Exposes BMC Redfish Accounts
CVE-2026-90458

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Openstack
Status
Ironic
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-90458?

OpenStack Ironic versions prior to 39.0.1 are susceptible to an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthorized DELETE and GET requests through the vendor_passthru interface. This flaw can potentially lead to the deletion of accounts from the Baseboard Management Controller's BMC Redfish service, posing a significant security risk to users and systems utilizing this feature.

Affected Version(s)

Ironic 18.1.0 < 29.1.1

Ironic 30.0.0 < 32.1.1

Ironic 33.0.0 < 35.1.1

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2166507
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-047.html

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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