---
id: CVE-2026-90461
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-923
  - CWE-201
vendor: OpenStack
product: Ironic
affected:
  - Ironic >= 24.0.0 <= 29.0.6
  - Ironic >= 30.0.0 <= 32.0.1
  - Ironic >= 33.0.0 <= 35.0.1
  - Ironic >= 36.0.0 <= 38.0.0
published: '2026-09-11'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:56:19.073'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90461'
references:
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2162816'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90461.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90461'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532451'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90461'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90461'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00326
epssPercentile: 0.2302
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T14:56:56.599313Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T11:11:19.875Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · updated 2026-09-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-90461.json)