Vulnerability · Published Jun 4, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-48681
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Ironic from OpenStack. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenStack Ironic through before 35.0.2 allows file overwrite via directory traversal during deployment with a crafted ISO image.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ironic | 1:21.4.4-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Debian:13 | ironic | 1:29.0.5-0+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Debian:14 | ironic | 1:35.0.1-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-48681 |
| PyPI | ironic | 32.0.2 | GHSA-9v62-qx4c-44x5 |
| PyPI | ironic | 26.1.7, 29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2 | PYSEC-2026-3470 |
| PyPI | ironic | 35.0.2 | GHSA-9v62-qx4c-44x5 |
| PyPI | ironic | 26.1.7 | GHSA-9v62-qx4c-44x5 |
| PyPI | ironic | 29.0.6 | GHSA-9v62-qx4c-44x5 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ironic | 1:20.1.0-0ubuntu1.3 | USN-8421-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ironic | 1:20.1.0-0ubuntu1.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ironic | 1:24.1.1-0ubuntu1.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ironic | 1:24.1.1-0ubuntu1.3 | USN-8421-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ironic | 1:32.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 | USN-8421-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ironic | 1:32.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ironic | 1:35.0.0-0ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48681 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ironic | 1:35.0.0-0ubuntu2.1 | USN-8421-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48681 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-23 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N