Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by redhat-cnalr
CVE-2026-71568BMCtest exposes Ironic without authentication and TLS during the test
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authentication in bmctest from openshift-metal3. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In BMCtest, Ironic is started without authentication and TLS for the duration of the test. Exploiting the problem requires winning the race with bmctest itself, which reduces the attack window and significantly increases its complexity.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openshift-metal3 | bmctest | 0 – through 9ddd432 |
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N