CVE-2026-54423

In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, an Ironic user with the ability to deploy nodes using the IPMI management interface can maliciously use the send_raw step to send arbitrary IPMI commands to a node, bypassing Ironic's access control.

Published: 2026-07-10 Last update: 2026-07-10 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-54423 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.52%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-54423

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 2026-07-10 — 0.52% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-54423

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H 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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.3 5.3 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-54423

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-54423

GHSA-vxvx-hwwh-pp7c · Severity: high — In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, an Ironic user with the ability to deploy nodes using the IPMI...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-54423

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-54423 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (ironic), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54423
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54423
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-54423 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (ironic), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream): needs-triage 6, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-54423

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-54423

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack ironic >= 22.1.0, < 29.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack ironic >= 30.0.0, < 32.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack ironic >= 32.0.0, < 35.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack ironic >= 36.0.0, < 37.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:ironic:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-54423

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