CVE-2026-43003 (GCVE-0-2026-43003)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-01 00:00 – Updated: 2026-06-30 12:08
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0. Ironic Python Agent (IPA) sometimes executes grub-install from within a chroot of the deployed partition image, leading to code execution in the case of a malicious image.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+b… | |
| https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/… | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0… | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43003 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464306 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v… | x_sadp-csaf-vex |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | ironic-python-agent |
Affected:
0 , < 10.2.3
(semver)
Affected: 11.0.0 , < 11.2.1 (semver) Affected: 11.3.0 , < 11.5.1 (semver) |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 |
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