OpenStack Ironic: Crafted JSON String to Certain Endpoints on the API or JSON-RPC Service May Result in Service Crash
In OpenStack Ironic 32.0.0 through 35.0.1, an unauthenticated malicious user could submit a crafted JSON string to some endpoints on the API or JSON-RPC service and effect a service crash.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | ironic | >= 32.0.0, < 37.0.0 | 37.0.0 |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2154288
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/06/2
- https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/OSSN/OSSN-0099
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3g8-rjrx-59ph
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50589
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-50589
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2485353
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ironic/PYSEC-2026-216.yaml
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-50589.json
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502, CWE-770- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
ironic- Disclosed
- 05.06.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 15:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-216 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-q3g8-rjrx-59ph - 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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