Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 (openstack-ironic) security update
Affects Red Hat openstack-ironicSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.7 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/openstack-ironicpkg:rpm/redhat/openstack-ironicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 16.04 LTSironicpkg:deb/ubuntu/ironic?arch=source&distro=xenialOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSironicpkg:deb/ubuntu/ironic?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSironicpkg:deb/ubuntu/ironic?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSironicpkg:deb/ubuntu/ironic?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSironicpkg:deb/ubuntu/ironic?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Ironic is a project which aims to provision bare metal (as opposed to virtual) machines by leveraging common technologies such as PXE boot and IPMI to cover a wide range of hardware, while supporting pluggable drivers to allow vendor-specific functionality to be added. Security Fix(es): * Ironic: OpenStack Ironic: Information disclosure via credential forwarding during mold import (CVE-2026-42997) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section.