Command injection in OpenStack Ironic - #VU128242
Published: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128242
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
OpenStack Ironic
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
OpenStack Ironic - addressed in versions 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, 35.0.1