Command injection in Ironic - #VU128242

 

Command injection in Ironic - #VU128242

Published: April 27, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU128242
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Openstack
Affected software:
Ironic

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection in Ironic IPMI console backends when activating a console. A remote user can inject arbitrary commands to execute arbitrary commands.

Only installations with the ipmitool-shellinabox or ipmitool-socat console interfaces enabled are vulnerable.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

Sources