CVE-2026-43003

HIGHNVD 7.58.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-01. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.5.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0. Ironic Python Agent (IPA) sometimes executes grub-install from within a chroot of the deployed partition image, leading to code execution in the case of a malicious image.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
55%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 1, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated May 1, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ironic-python-agent/ironic_python_agent/efi_utils.py at 236b33abffe6688afc39c21e351cc3889b3db2dd · openstack/ironic-python-agent · GitHub

https://github.com/openstack/ironic-python-agent/blob/236b33abffe6688afc39c21e351cc3889b3db2dd/ironic_python_agent/efi_utils.py#L134-L139
generic

Bug #2148310 “Command injection via chroot execution of tenant-c...” : Bugs : ironic-python-agent

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+bug/2148310

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-43003(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift4/ose-ironic-agent-rhel9:17858833462026-08-11redhat
pipironic-python-agent—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(6 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:13(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic1:29.0.0-7 ... 1:35.0.1-8 (19 versions)——
ironic-python-agent10.2.0-3 ... 11.5.0-4 (9 versions)——
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic1:16.0.3-1 ... 1:35.0.1-8 (66 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic1:21.1.0-3 ... 1:35.0.1-8 (50 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic1:29.0.0-7 ... 1:35.0.1-6 (15 versions)1:35.0.1-7—
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic-python-agent1.0.0 ... 9.9.0 (120 versions)11.6.0—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  40. 2026-07-15 02:25 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43003?
CVE-2026-43003 is a high vulnerability published on May 1, 2026. An issue was discovered in OpenStack ironic-python-agent 1.0.0 through 11.5.0. Ironic Python Agent (IPA) sometimes executes grub-install from within a chroot of the deployed partition image, leading to code execution in the case of a malicious image.
When was CVE-2026-43003 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43003 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 1, 2026, with the most recent update on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43003 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43003 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 45.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43003?
CVE-2026-43003 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43003?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43003, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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