CVE-2026-43003CWE-78CWE-829command-injection

CVE-2026-43003

High · published May 1, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
62.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0. Ironic Python Agent (IPA) sometimes executes grub-install from within a chroot of the deployed partition image, leading to code execution in the case of a malicious image.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.0 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00983 · 62.0th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'); CWE-829 · Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Published
2026-05-01T13:16Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
openstack/ironic_python_agent≥ 1.0.0, ≤ 11.5.0—
References (10)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+bug/2148310 · [email protected]https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/blob/236b33abffe6688afc39c21e351cc3889b3db2dd/ironic_python_agent/efi_utils.py#L134-L139 · [email protected]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/11 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51038 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57801 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60446 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60454 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43003 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464306 · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43003.json · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 MAY 00:00Z
    An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0
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