CVE-2026-46448 (GCVE-0-2026-46448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-16 00:00 – Updated: 2026-06-17 12:17
VLAI
Summary
In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-17 12:17 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-669 - Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenStack Nova Affected: 18.0.0 , < 31.3.1 (semver)
Affected: 32.0.0 , < 32.2.1 (semver)
Affected: 33.0.0 , < 33.0.2 (semver)
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    cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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