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CVE-2025-44021

OpenStack Ironic fails to restrict paths used for file:// image URLs

2.8 LowFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.19%Up 0.2 points since May 9, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 2.8

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.

Record
CVE-2025-44021
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-14023 2.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2025-14023
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q 2.8

OpenStack Ironic fails to restrict paths used for file:// image URLs

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.

Record
GHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 2.8

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.

Record
CVE-2025-44021
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-44021 2.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-44021
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q 2.8

OpenStack Ironic fails to restrict paths used for file:// image URLs

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.

Record
GHSA-q3m2-crgq-5p3q
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-44021 2.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-44021
CVSS 3.1
2.8 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2025-44021
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2025-38 No score

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.

Record
PYSEC-2025-38
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ironic
PyPI
before 24.1.3
24.1.3
ironic
PyPI
25.0.0 up to 26.1.1
26.1.1
ironic
PyPI
27.0.0 up to 29.0.1
29.0.1
ironic
Debian:12
before 1:21.1.0-3+deb12u1, plus listed versions
1:21.1.0-3
1:21.1.0-3+deb12u1
ironic
Debian:13
before 1:29.0.0-6
1:29.0.0-6
ironic
Debian:14
before 1:29.0.0-6
1:29.0.0-6
ironic
PyPI
before 24.1.3, plus listed versions
0.010.1.1010.1.710.1.810.1.9
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11.1.111.1.211.1.311.1.412.0.012.1.012.1.112.1.212.1.312.1.412.1.512.1.612.2.013.0.013.0.113.0.213.0.313.0.413.0.513.0.613.0.714.0.015.0.015.0.115.0.215.1.015.2.016.0.016.0.116.0.216.0.316.0.416.0.516.1.016.2.017.0.017.0.117.0.217.0.317.0.417.1.018.0.018.1.018.2.018.2.1
24.1.3
ironic
PyPI
25.0.0 up to 26.1.1, plus listed versions
26.0.026.1.0
26.1.1
ironic
PyPI
27.0.0 up to 29.0.1, plus listed versions
28.0.029.0.0
29.0.1
ironic
PyPI
before 24.1.3, 25.0.0 up to 26.1.1, 27.0.0 up to 29.0.1, plus listed versions
0.010.1.1010.1.710.1.810.1.9
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11.1.111.1.211.1.311.1.412.0.012.1.012.1.112.1.212.1.312.1.412.1.512.1.612.2.013.0.013.0.113.0.213.0.313.0.413.0.513.0.613.0.714.0.015.0.015.0.115.0.215.1.015.2.016.0.016.0.116.0.216.0.316.0.416.0.516.1.016.2.017.0.017.0.117.0.217.0.317.0.417.1.018.0.018.1.018.2.018.2.1
24.1.326.1.129.0.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ironic
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:4.2.0-0ubuntu11:4.3.0-0ubuntu11:5.1.0-0ubuntu11:5.1.2-0ubuntu1
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:9.1.0-0ubuntu21:9.2.0-0ubuntu11:10.0.0-0ubuntu11:10.1.0-0ubuntu11:10.1.1-0ubuntu11:10.1.1-0ubuntu2
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:13.0.1-0ubuntu11:14.0.0~b1~git2019121713.76597ca93-0ubuntu11:14.0.0~b1~git2019121713.76597ca93-0ubuntu21:14.0.0-0ubuntu11:14.0.1~git2020032415.de2d907fc-0ubuntu11:14.0.1~git2020041013.af9e6ba90-0ubuntu21:15.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:18.2.0-0ubuntu11:18.2.0+git2021120910.cdc3b9538-0ubuntu11:19.0.0+git2022011216.7beadee46-0ubuntu11:20.0.0+git2022030313.4e6a3d52e-0ubuntu11:20.1.0-0ubuntu11:20.1.0-0ubuntu1.11:20.1.0-0ubuntu1.21:20.1.0-0ubuntu1.3
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:23.0.0-0ubuntu31:23.1.0+git2024011916.a374a0c1-0ubuntu11:24.1.0-0ubuntu11:24.1.1-0ubuntu11:24.1.1-0ubuntu1.21:24.1.1-0ubuntu1.3
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:29.0.0-0ubuntu11:30.0.0+git2025070713.577833d78-0ubuntu11:30.0.0+git2025070713.577833d78-0ubuntu21:32.0.0-0ubuntu11:32.0.0-0ubuntu1.1
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:35.0.0-0ubuntu21:35.0.0-0ubuntu31:38.0.0+git20260818.101.f8e78b0-0ubuntu11:38.0.0+git2026091517.26c022f13-0ubuntu11:39.0.0-0ubuntu1
None known
ironic
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:32.0.0-0ubuntu11:34.0.0-0ubuntu11:35.0.0-0ubuntu11:35.0.0-0ubuntu21:35.0.0-0ubuntu2.1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-44021 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.8) in Openstack Ironic, published May 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. Fixed in ironic 24.1.3.

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