5.5

CVE-2026-54422: openstack ironic_python_agent Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAwaiting analysis
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-54422DEBIAN-CVE-2026-54422
Published 24-07-2026Last modified 24-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-54422 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in openstack ironic_python_agent. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 24-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In OpenStack Ironic Python Agent through 11.5.0, a malicious bootc container, when deployed using ironic-python-agent, may be able to extract the credentials used to download it.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • ironic-python-agentAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 11.5.0-4
Openstack1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • ironic-python-agentAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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