CVE-2026-42997

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: July 24, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsIronicOpenShift Container PlatformOpenStack Platform

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Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

17.0.0 ≤ v < 26.1.627.0.0 ≤ v < 29.0.530.0.0 ≤ v < 32.0.133.0.0 ≤ v < 35.0.117.0.027.0.030.0.033.0.0
Affected range stops below 26.1.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 29.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 32.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 35.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 16.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-010.html
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/05/10
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42997
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2466844
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39811

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.7HIGHmitre
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-669CWE-201

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