BMCtest exposes Ironic without authentication and TLS during the test

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-71568
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat-cnalr
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-17 14:17:21 UTC
Updated2026-09-18 19:06:08 UTC
DescriptionIn BMCtest, Ironic is started without authentication and TLS for the duration of the test. Exploiting the problem requires winning the race with bmctest itself, which reduces the attack window and significantly increases its complexity.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from 74b3a70d-cca6-4d34-9789-e83b222ae3be

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS: 0.001620000 probability, percentile 0.058670000 (date 2026-09-21)

Problem Types: CWE-306 | CWE-306 CWE-306 Missing authentication for critical function

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.174b3a70d-cca6-4d34-9789-e83b222ae3beSecondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Openshift-metal3 Bmctest affected 9ddd432 git Not specified
CNA Openshift-metal3 Bmctest unaffected 153aefb git Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/openshift-metal3/bmctest/security/advisories/GHSA-53vv-qh77-2hqh 74b3a70d-cca6-4d34-9789-e83b222ae3be github.com
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