OpenStack Ironic Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The ironic-api service in OpenStack Ironic before 4.2.5 (Liberty) and 5.x before 5.1.2 (Mitaka) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about a registered node by leveraging knowledge of the MAC address of a network card belonging to that node and sending a crafted POST request to the v1/drivers/$DRIVER_NAME/vendor_passthru resource.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | ironic | < 4.2.5, >= 5.0, < 5.1.2 | 4.2.5, 5.1.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4985
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/426a306fb580762e97ada04e1253dedd9b64d410
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/affec224977174581d19a2b914772cb0409f633e
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/f5a3ff1dfcde068769f9a2a477ba6a9edaf69c77
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1377
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1378
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4985
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/1572796
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1346193
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic
- https://review.openstack.org/332195
- https://review.openstack.org/332196
- https://review.openstack.org/332197
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/21/6
- https://pypi.org/project/ironic
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f7cr-7c2c-fm8r
- 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
ironic- Disclosed
- 13.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-646 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f7cr-7c2c-fm8r - 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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