High 8.0Published Apr 30, 2026

CVE-2026-43003An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 12:20 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0. Ironic Python Agent (IPA) sometimes executes grub-install from within a chroot of the deployed partition image, leading to code execution in the case of a malicious image.

CVSS: 8.0 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-829, CWE-78
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Sep 9, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

OpenStack ironic-python-agent openstack:ironic_python_agent (from the name)	before 10.2.3; from 11.0.0 before 11.2.1; from 11.3.0 before 11.5.1	CNA record
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 redhat:openshift	from 1787545085 not affected	CISA ADP
openstack ironic_python_agent openstack:ironic_python_agent	from 1.0.0 through 11.5.0	NVD

References

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+bug/2148310	issue-tracking
https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/blob/236b33abffe6688afc39c21e351cc3889b3db2dd/ironic_python_agent/efi_utils.py#L134-L139	product
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/11
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51038
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57801
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60446
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60454
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43003
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464306
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43003.json

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