CVE-2026-48681

HIGHNVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.1 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

OpenStack Ironic through before 35.0.2 allows file overwrite via directory traversal during deployment with a crafted ISO image.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS
45.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 4, 2026

Last Modified

July 22, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - [OSSA-2026-018] Ironic: File overwrite on Ironic conductor via path traversal in ISO handling (CVE-2026-48681)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/12
generic

oss-security - [OSSA-2026-018] Ironic: File overwrite on Ironic conductor via path traversal in ISO handling (CVE-2026-48681)

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/03/12
generic

Bug #2148333 “[OSSA-2026-018] Path traversal during ISO extracti...” : Bugs : Ironic

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ironic/+bug/2148333

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-48681(1)

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

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython3-ironic (1:35.0.0-0ubuntu2.1) @ resolute2026-07-16ubuntu

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
ironic33.0.0, 34.0.0, 35.0.0, 35.0.135.0.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 62× 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 121 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:18 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.20
  3. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-16 00:25 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-14 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-11 12:34 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-11 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-08 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-03 19:34 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-03 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-02 18:24 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-02 18:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-01 19:37 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-07-01 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-06-30 21:44 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-06-30 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-06-29 14:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-28 16:11 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-06-28 16:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-06-27 18:18 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-06-27 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-26 20:26 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-06-26 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-25 22:35 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-06-25 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-06-25 00:37 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-06-25 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-24 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-06-24 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-06-23 04:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  41. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  43. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-06-19 20:29 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-06-19 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-06-19 19:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-18 21:31 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-06-18 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-17 20:43 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-06-17 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-06-17 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-16 22:51 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-06-16 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-16 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-16 01:00 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-06-16 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-06-15 03:07 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-06-15 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-06-14 23:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-06-14 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-06-13 07:23 UTCVendor advisory
  69. 2026-06-13 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  71. 2026-06-12 23:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-06-12 09:31 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-06-12 09:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-11 14:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-06-11 11:39 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-48681?
CVE-2026-48681 is a high vulnerability published on June 4, 2026. OpenStack Ironic through before 35.0.2 allows file overwrite via directory traversal during deployment with a crafted ISO image.
When was CVE-2026-48681 disclosed?
CVE-2026-48681 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 4, 2026, with the most recent update on July 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-48681 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-48681 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 45.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-48681?
CVE-2026-48681 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-48681?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-48681, 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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