CVE-2025-44021
OpenStack Ironic fails to restrict paths used for file:// image URLs
Impact
OpenStack Ironic before 29.0.1 can write unintended files to a target node disk during image handling (if a deployment was performed via the API). A malicious project assigned as a node owner can provide a path to any local file (readable by ironic-conductor), which may then be written to the target node disk. This is difficult to exploit in practice, because a node deployed in this manner should never reach the ACTIVE state, but it still represents a danger in environments running with non-default, insecure configurations such as with automated cleaning disabled. The fixed versions are 24.1.3, 26.1.1, and 29.0.1.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | ironic | < 24.1.3 | 24.1.3 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | OpenStack Ironic | before 29.0.1 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2107847
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2025-001.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/08/1
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44021
- https://github.com/openstack/ironic/commit/10590b36f541130f6a5d7a49da0f095ff8390cce
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ironic/PYSEC-2025-38.yaml