PYSEC-2026-3852

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-09-10 09:44 - Updated: 2026-09-10 11:02
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Details

In OpenStack Ironic through 35.0.1, 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). The PATCH outcome is a security issue; the POST outcome is not a security issue.

Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impacted products
Name purl
ironic pkg:pypi/ironic
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "ironic",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/ironic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "17.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "29.0.6"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "30.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "32.0.2"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "33.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "35.0.2"
            },
            {
              "introduced": "36.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "37.0.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "17.0.0",
        "17.0.1",
        "17.0.2",
        "17.0.3",
        "17.0.4",
        "17.1.0",
        "18.0.0",
        "18.1.0",
        "18.2.0",
        "18.2.1",
        "18.2.2",
        "18.3.0",
        "19.0.0",
        "20.0.0",
        "20.1.0",
        "20.1.1",
        "20.1.2",
        "20.1.3",
        "20.2.0",
        "21.0.0",
        "21.1.0",
        "21.1.1",
        "21.1.2",
        "21.2.0",
        "21.3.0",
        "21.4.0",
        "21.4.1",
        "21.4.2",
        "21.4.3",
        "21.4.4",
        "22.0.0",
        "22.1.0",
        "23.0.0",
        "23.0.1",
        "23.0.2",
        "23.0.3",
        "23.0.4",
        "23.0.5",
        "23.1.0",
        "24.0.0",
        "24.1.0",
        "24.1.1",
        "24.1.2",
        "24.1.3",
        "24.1.4",
        "24.1.5",
        "25.0.0",
        "26.0.0",
        "26.1.0",
        "26.1.1",
        "26.1.2",
        "26.1.3",
        "26.1.4",
        "26.1.5",
        "26.1.6",
        "27.0.0",
        "28.0.0",
        "29.0.0",
        "29.0.1",
        "29.0.2",
        "29.0.3",
        "29.0.4",
        "29.0.5",
        "30.0.0",
        "31.0.0",
        "32.0.0",
        "32.0.1",
        "33.0.0",
        "34.0.0",
        "35.0.0",
        "35.0.1",
        "36.0.0",
        "37.0.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-54421",
    "GHSA-j4cw-mcg2-2q78"
  ],
  "details": "In OpenStack Ironic through 35.0.1, 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). The PATCH outcome is a security issue; the POST outcome is not a security issue.",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-3852",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T11:02:10.036282Z",
  "published": "2026-09-10T09:44:49.987426Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54421"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/dd2df520fe0ae019cb247a8295542abc2d4b46dd"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2155049"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/openstack/ironic"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/ironic/+/990430"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-023.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/10"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/ironic"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4cw-mcg2-2q78"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenStack Ironic can return unredacted sensitive information when applying a PATCH to update fields in volume properties"
}



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