CVE•Published 2026-05-05•Modified 2026-07-24•0 articles on news•3 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42997Openstack · Ironic

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.7

HIGH

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

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 65% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-669Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres CWE-201Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

Description

An issue was discovered in idrac in OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1. During import, a user invoking molds can request authorization to be sent to a remote endpoint. The credential forwarded is a time-limited Keystone token (which provides access to all OpenStack services Ironic is authorized for); or basic credentials configured for molds storage. The fixed versions are 26.1.6, 29.0.5, 32.0.1, and 35.0.1.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-05

Modified 2026-07-24

External references

NVD MITRE VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.

Shodan · vuln tag

vuln:CVE-2026-42997

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Openstack Ironic"

All exposed Openstack Ironic instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Ironic"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Ironic" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42997