CVE-2026-90461

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

Description

OpenStack Ironic through 38.0.0 may send a username and password to an unexpected remote host when Image Service is configured for HTTP(S) Basic Authentication.

CWE-923

How to fix

Remediation Available

ironicDebian

Fixed in:1:39.0.0-1CVE-2026-90461

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.36%probability of exploitation in 30 days

28thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-923 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-48999	High	8.8	10%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-24974	High	7.5	9.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-38487	High	8.2	3.4%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-2663	Medium	5.3	3.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-17440	Critical	10.0	1.7%	-	-
CVE-2021-32635	Medium	6.3	1.4%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-90461?

Upgrade ironic on debian unstable to 1:39.0.0-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-90461 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-90461 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.36% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-90461?

CVE-2026-90461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-90461 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for ironic (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-09.