CVE-2026-44919
MediumCVSS 4.3Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk33th percentile - higher than 33% of all known CVEs
Summary
In OpenStack Ironic versions up to 35.x before a3f6d73, during image handling, an infinite loop in checksum calculations can occur via the file:///dev/zero URL.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability may lead to resource exhaustion, potentially impacting service availability within the organization.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update OpenStack Ironic to a version that includes fixes after a3f6d73 to avoid issues with infinite loops.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenStack Ironic
See all- CVE-2016-4985High
The ironic-api service in OpenStack Ironic before 4.2.5 (Liberty) and 5.x before 5.1.2 (Mitaka) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about a registered node by leveraging knowledge of the MAC address of a network card belonging to that node and sending a crafted POST request to the v1/drivers/$DRIVER_NAME/vendor_passthru resource.
- CVE-2026-74250Medium
In OpenStack Ironic before 38.0.1, the autodetect deploy interface may fail to run cleaning immediately after enrollment with, or changing to, the autodetect deploy interface.
- CVE-2026-71201Medium
In OpenStack Ironic through 38.0.0, a project reader making a crafted request can return Portgroups assigned to Nodes owned or leased by another project.
- CVE-2026-54423High
In OpenStack Ironic before version 37.0.1, a user with the ability to deploy nodes via the IPMI management interface can maliciously use the send_raw step to send arbitrary IPMI commands to a node, bypassing Ironic's access control.
- CVE-2026-44918Medium
A vulnerability in OpenStack Ironic before version 37.0.1 allows unauthorized creation or modification of nodes across projects. Lack of proper authorization enables an attacker to manipulate resources without required permissions.
- CVE-2026-54421Medium
In OpenStack Ironic before version 37.0.1, when applying a PATCH to update fields in volume properties the user is authorized for, Ironic can return unredacted sensitive information (such as iSCSI credentials).
- CVE-2026-50589Medium
In OpenStack Ironic versions 32 through 37.0.0, an unauthenticated user can submit a crafted JSON string to some API or JSON-RPC endpoints, causing a service crash.
- CVE-2026-48681Medium
OpenStack Ironic before version 35.0.2 allows file overwrite via directory traversal during deployment with a crafted ISO image.
- CVE-2026-44917Medium
OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.2 allows a malicious authenticated project admin or manager to read local files on the Ironic conductor via a pxe_template.
- CVE-2026-46447Medium
OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.2 allows iPXE script injection if the attacker can set node.driver_info or node.instance_info.
Original NVD description (English source)
In OpenStack Ironic through 35.x before a3f6d73, during image handling, an infinite loop in checksum calculations can occur via the file:///dev/zero URL.

