CVE-2026-66138

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In OpenStack Ironic Python Agent through 11.6.0, a project-scoped user with the manager role can achieve arbitrary code execution on a running Ironic-Python-Agent via a maliciously constructed configuration, because the value of ntp_server is passed to a shell.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: 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
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

OSSA-2026-027: Command execution via unsanitized config — OpenStack Security Advisories 0.0.1.dev353 documentation

https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-027.html
generic

Bug #2160050 “[OSSA-2026-027] Arbitrary command execution throug...” : Bugs : ironic-python-agent

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic-python-agent/+bug/2160050

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-66138(5)

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

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatopenshift4/ose-ironic-agent-rhel9:17883387392026-09-09redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ironic-agent-rhel9:17875556772026-09-01redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ironic-agent-rhel9:17877354562026-09-01redhat
redhatopenshift4/ose-ironic-agent-rhel9:17870733642026-08-25redhat

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

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ironic-python-agent10.2.0-3 ... 11.5.0-5 (10 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 110× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 199 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 09:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-15 09:44 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-15 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-14 11:18 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-14 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-13 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-13 22:20 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-09-13 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-13 08:50 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-13 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-12 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-12 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-09-12 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-12 06:52 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-12 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-11 17:48 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-11 17:48 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-11 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-11 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-11 04:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-10 14:56 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-10 14:56 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-10 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-09 08:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-09 08:52 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-09 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-07 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-07 21:27 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-07 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-06 08:53 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-06 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-05 19:54 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-05 19:54 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-05 19:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-05 06:56 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-05 06:56 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-05 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-04 12:56 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-04 12:56 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-04 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-09-01 23:19 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-01 23:19 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-01 23:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-31 02:25 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-31 02:25 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-31 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-30 13:26 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-30 13:26 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-30 13:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-30 00:27 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-30 00:27 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-30 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-28 01:35 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-28 01:35 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-08-28 01:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-27 12:37 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-27 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-26 23:39 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-26 23:39 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-26 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-26 10:40 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-26 10:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-25 20:09 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-25 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-25 07:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-24 18:07 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-24 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-24 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-23 15:47 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-23 15:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-23 02:49 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-23 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-08-22 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-22 00:52 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-22 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  69. 2026-08-21 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-08-20 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-20 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-19 20:58 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-19 20:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-66138?
CVE-2026-66138 is a high vulnerability published on July 24, 2026. In OpenStack Ironic Python Agent through 11.6.0, a project-scoped user with the manager role can achieve arbitrary code execution on a running Ironic-Python-Agent via a maliciously constructed configuration, because the value of ntp_server is passed to a shell.
When was CVE-2026-66138 disclosed?
CVE-2026-66138 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2026, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-66138 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-66138 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 60.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-66138?
CVE-2026-66138 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-66138?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-66138, 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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