Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-44918
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization 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 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenStack Ironic through before 37.0.1 allows creation or modification of nodes cross-project without authorization.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | ironic | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Debian:13 | ironic | 1:29.0.5-0+deb13u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Debian:14 | ironic | 1:35.0.1-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44918 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | ironic | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44918 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2150450
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-026.html
- https://lists.openstack.org/archives/list/openstack-announce@lists.openstack.org/thread/PAJKDWS23MKSSNX22JEVDA7RWN3BHJYC/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/08/4