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CVE-2026-42997

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-05 · updated 2026-07-24
• Weakness: CWE-669

Description

An issue was discovered in idrac in OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1. During import, a user invoking molds can request authorization to be sent to a remote endpoint. The credential forwarded is a time-limited Keystone token (which provides access to all OpenStack services Ironic is authorized for); or basic credentials configured for molds storage. The fixed versions are 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, and 35.0.1.

Affected products

• OpenStack Ironic: from 17.0.0 before 26.1.6; from 27.0.0 before 29.0.5; from 30.0.0 before 32.0.1; from 33.0.0 before 35.0.1 — fixed in 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, 35.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: OpenStack Ironic 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, 35.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-010.html
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39811
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42997
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466844
• https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42997.json

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