CVE-2026-55748
Description
A flaw was found in OpenStack Horizon. This vulnerability allows a highly privileged remote attacker, with user interaction, to craft a project name containing shell metacharacters. When scripts for OpenStack RC file downloading are produced, these metacharacters may be processed, potentially leading to information disclosure or integrity compromise. This issue is considered by some as a security hardening opportunity rather than a direct vulnerability.
Statement
This Moderate impact flaw in OpenStack Horizon on Red Hat OpenStack Platform allows a highly privileged remote attacker to potentially achieve information disclosure or integrity compromise. Exploitation requires user interaction and the ability to craft project names with shell metacharacters, which are then processed during the generation of OpenStack RC files. The specific conditions and high privileges required limit the overall risk.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | High | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | High | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | High | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality,Integrity,Availability,Non-Repudiation
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Read Files or Directories; Modify Files or Directories; Read Application Data; Modify Application Data; Hide Activities
Attackers could execute unauthorized operating system commands, which could then be used to disable the product, or read and modify data for which the attacker does not have permissions to access directly. Since the targeted application is directly executing the commands instead of the attacker, any malicious activities may appear to come from the application or the application's owner.
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