OpenStack Ironic before 29.0.1 can write unintended files to a target node disk during image handling (if a deployment was performed via the API). A malicious project assigned as a node owner can prov
OpenStack Ironic before 29.0.1 can write unintended files to a target node disk during image handling (if a deployment was performed via the API). A malicious project assigned as a node owner can provide a path to any local file (readable by ironic-conductor), which may then be written to the target node disk. This is difficult to exploit in practice, because a node deployed in this manner should never reach the ACTIVE state, but it still represents a danger in environments running with non-default, insecure configurations such as with automated cleaning disabled. The fixed versions are 24.1.3, 26.1.1, and 29.0.1.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | ironic | < 24.1.3, >= 25.0.0, < 26.1.1, >= 27.0.0, < 29.0.1 | 24.1.3, 26.1.1, 29.0.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44021
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/10590b36f541130f6a5d7a49da0f095ff8390cce
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2107847
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ironic/PYSEC-2025-38.yaml
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2025-001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/08/1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
ironic- Disclosed
- 08.05.2025
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2025-38 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: ironic
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
- 9
- First → latest
- 05.2022 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 1
- Medium 7
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 1
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 6
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