openstack/ironic · Security
OpenStack Ironic can return unredacted sensitive information when applying a PATCH to update fields in volume properties
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-j4cw-mcg2-2q78
- CVE ID
- CVE-2026-54421
- Severity
- medium
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 6.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CVSS v3
- 6.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
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.
CWEs
- CWE-212 · Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54421 ↗
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2155049 ↗
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-023.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/10 ↗
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/dd2df520fe0ae019cb247a8295542abc2d4b46dd ↗
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/ironic/+/990430 ↗
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j4cw-mcg2-2q78 ↗