Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-90461
Medium 6.3
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 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ironic | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Debian:13 | ironic | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Debian:14 | ironic | 1:39.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90461 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90461 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-923 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N