CVE-2026-43003

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Description

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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
[email protected]
Published
2026-05-01 09:16:17.440000
Last modified
2026-10-26 22:10:00.163000
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