A flaw was found in openstack-mistral. By manipulating the SSH private key filename, the std.ssh action can be used to disclose the presence of arbitrary files within the filesystem of the executor ru
A flaw was found in openstack-mistral. By manipulating the SSH private key filename, the std.ssh action can be used to disclose the presence of arbitrary files within the filesystem of the executor running the action. Since std.ssh private_key_filename can take an absolute path, it can be used to assess whether or not a file exists on the executor's filesystem.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | mistral | < 7.0.1 | 7.0.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16849
- https://github.com/openstack/mistral/commit/2309e5265a1d5f28480ae872817b5de05f66e83c
- https://github.com/openstack/mistral/commit/c93b45a61f49d4633f76d8e117cd89063e7759c4
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1783708
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16849
- https://github.com/openstack/mistral
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/mistral/PYSEC-2018-92.yaml
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fqw7-c6vr-q29m
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
mistral- Disclosed
- 02.11.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-fqw7-c6vr-q29m - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2018-92 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: mistral
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 3
- First → latest
- 11.2018 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2018: 1
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 0
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 1
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