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GHSA-RMXR-45GJ-889W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-01 09:30 – Updated: 2026-05-07 02:38

Summary

OpenStack Ironic Python Agent Includes Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Details

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 ?

8.0 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-rmxr-45gj-889w",
  "modified": "2026-05-07T02:38:57Z",
  "published": "2026-05-01T09:30:25Z",
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    },
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    },
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CVE-2026-43003 (GCVE-0-2026-43003)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-01 00:00 – Updated: 2026-05-01 14:13

Summary

Severity ?

8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-829 - Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Assigner

mitre

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+b…
https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
OpenStack	ironic-python-agent	Affected: 1.0.0 , ≤ 11.5.0 (semver)

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GHSA-RMXR-45GJ-889W

CVE-2026-43003 (GCVE-0-2026-43003)

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