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OpenStack Octavia CVE-2026-94572

| EUVDEUVD-2026-84118 CRITICAL
Code Injection (CWE-94)
2026-09-21 mitre GHSA-xwpf-r3rp-gx2r
9.4
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: mitre
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9.4 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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9.9 CRITICAL

Authenticated tenant (PR:L) injects via the network-facing API (AV:N/AC:L); injected directives execute on the amphora VM beyond Octavia's security scope (S:C) with full CIA impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

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3
Metadata Corrected
Sep 21, 2026 - 21:40 vuln.today
tag: Python added
Analysis Generated
Sep 21, 2026 - 20:45 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 21, 2026 - 20:13 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.4

DescriptionCVE.org

In OpenStack Octavia before 18.0.1, the Amphora provider driver did not validate the listener and pool tls_ciphers field for control characters. The value is written verbatim into the HAProxy configuration generated on the amphora, and thus an authenticated project member who owns a TLS-enabled load balancer can embed a newline and inject arbitrary HAProxy configuration directives. Only deployments using the Amphora provider are affected.

AnalysisAI

Authenticated OpenStack project members can inject arbitrary HAProxy configuration directives - and from there achieve code execution on Amphora load-balancer instances - by embedding newline characters in the tls_ciphers field of a TLS-enabled listener or pool in OpenStack Octavia before 18.0.1. The value is written verbatim into the HAProxy configuration generated on the amphora, so a crafted cipher string breaks out of the intended directive and appends attacker-controlled configuration (CWE-94). …

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Exploitation Requires an authenticated OpenStack project member who owns (or can create) a TLS-enabled load balancer, and the deployment must use the Amphora provider driver - the only provider affected. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a genuine high-priority issue in the environments where it applies. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade to OpenStack Octavia 18.0.1 or later, which contains the fix commit cad62902e4984a46ad80cbfa943e90006d8d599d and adds the missing validation of control characters in listener and pool tls_ciphers values; consult OpenStack Security Advisory OSSA-2026-039 (https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-039.html) for the vendor-supported upgrade path, and track downstream packaging status via https://bugs.debian.org/1148175 where applicable. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory every OpenStack cloud running Octavia with the Amphora provider driver and identify all deployments below version 18.0.1; where immediate upgrade is not feasible, temporarily restrict TLS-enabled listener and pool creation to trusted administrators and review recent tls_ciphers values and the HAProxy configurations generated on amphorae for injected directives. …

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