CVE-2026-40213

OpenStack Cyborg before 16.0.1 uses rule:allow (check_str='@') as the default policy for multiple API endpoints. This unconditionally authorizes any request carrying a valid Keystone token regardless of roles, project membership, or scope. An authenticated user with zero role assignments can complete various actions such as reprogramming FPGA bitstreams on arbitrary compute nodes via agent RPC.

Published: 2026-05-07 Last update: 2026-05-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Awaiting Analysis，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-40213 is rated Low Risk (33.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-40213

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-08 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-40213

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.1 3.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-40213

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-40213

GHSA-mm7j-mhhj-hj36 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Cyborg uses rule:allow (check_str='@') as the default policy for multiple API endpoints

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-40213

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-40213 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (cyborg), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-40213
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-40213 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (cyborg), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 3, DNE 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-40213

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-40213

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-40213

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