Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-74248
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Octavia from OpenStack. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenStack Octavia through 18.0.0 mishandles quality of service (QoS) policy authorization. By associating another project's QoS policy with an amphora, an authenticated user may prevent deletion of that policy. All Octavia deployments are affected.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | octavia | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74248 |
| Debian:13 | octavia | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74248 |
| Debian:14 | octavia | 18.0.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74248 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | octavia | 1:10.1.1-0ubuntu1.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74248 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | octavia | 1:10.1.1-0ubuntu1.5 | USN-8814-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | octavia | 1:14.0.0-0ubuntu1.6 | USN-8814-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | octavia | 1:14.0.0-0ubuntu1.6 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74248 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | octavia | 1:18.0.0-0ubuntu2.1 | USN-8814-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | octavia | 1:18.0.0-0ubuntu2.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74248 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N