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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
OpenStack Ironic unaffected
Version Status Constraints
24.0.0 affected ≤ 29.0.6
30.0.0 affected ≤ 32.0.1
33.0.0 affected ≤ 35.0.1
36.0.0 affected ≤ 38.0.0

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2162816 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack ironic
Weaknesses CWE-923
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack ironic
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T21:32:33.740Z

Reserved: 2026-09-11T21:32:33.385Z

Link: CVE-2026-90461

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T22:16:48.403

Modified: 2026-09-11T22:16:48.403

Link: CVE-2026-90461

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Updated: 2026-09-12T08:00:11Z

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