CVE-2026-74248: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in OpenStack Octavia
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-74248 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in OpenStack Octavia through version 18.0.0. The flaw allows an authenticated user to associate a QoS policy belonging to another project with an amphora, thereby preventing the deletion of that policy. This mishandling of QoS policy authorization impacts Octavia's management of network resources.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to interfere with the deletion of QoS policies by associating policies from other projects with amphora instances. This could lead to denial of intended policy deletions, potentially affecting network resource management. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported, and no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time. Users should monitor OpenStack advisories for updates addressing this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-74248: CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization in OpenStack Octavia
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
OpenStack
Octavia
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-74248 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability (CWE-863) in OpenStack Octavia through version 18.0.0. The flaw allows an authenticated user to associate a QoS policy belonging to another project with an amphora, thereby preventing the deletion of that policy. This mishandling of QoS policy authorization impacts Octavia's management of network resources.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to interfere with the deletion of QoS policies by associating policies from other projects with amphora instances. This could lead to denial of intended policy deletions, potentially affecting network resource management. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability reported, and no known exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary workaround has been documented at this time. Users should monitor OpenStack advisories for updates addressing this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- mitre
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-14T20:20:31.038Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7f7d90bf8831d539abb46b
Added to database: 08/14/2026, 20:41:52 UTC
Last enriched: 08/22/2026, 13:11:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/28/2026, 13:47:47 UTC
Views: 73
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