CVE-2026-24708

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-02-18. NVD baseline CVSS 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.2
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 30.2.2, 31 before 31.2.1, and 32 before 32.1.1. By writing a malicious QCOW header to a root or ephemeral disk and then triggering a resize, a user may convince Nova's Flat image backend to call qemu-img without a format restriction, resulting in an unsafe image resize operation that could destroy data on the host system. Only compute nodes using the Flat image backend (usually configured with use_cow_images=False) are affected.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(medium)
EG Risk
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EPSS
26.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 18, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 8, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4486-1] nova security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/02/msg00025.html
generic

oss-security - [OSSA-2026-002] OpenStack Nova: calls qemu-img without format restrictions for resize (CVE-2026-24708) errata 1

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/17/7
generic

Bug #2137507 “[OSSA-2026-002] Nova calls qemu-img without format...” : Bugs : OpenStack Compute (nova)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/2137507

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-24708(1)

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

Patch Availability(3)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-nova (3:32.0.0-0ubuntu1.1) @ questing2026-06-12ubuntu
redhatopenstack-nova-1:27.5.2-18.0.20260312122217.c1c6d67.el9ost2026-04-29redhat
pipNova—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

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
nova15.1.5 ... 30.2.1 (126 versions)——

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Additional Vendor Advisories

(1)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× 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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-24708?
CVE-2026-24708 is a high vulnerability published on February 18, 2026. An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 30.2.2, 31 before 31.2.1, and 32 before 32.1.1. By writing a malicious QCOW header to a root or ephemeral disk and then triggering a resize, a user may convince Nova's Flat image backend to call qemu-img without a format restriction, resulting in an…
When was CVE-2026-24708 disclosed?
CVE-2026-24708 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 18, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-24708 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-24708 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24708?
CVE-2026-24708 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-24708?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-24708, 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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