9.4
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-94572
OpenStack Octavia Amphora Provider Driver Improper Input Validation Configuration Injection
Description

In OpenStack Octavia before 18.0.1, the Amphora provider driver did not validate the listener and pool tls_ciphers field for control characters. The value is written verbatim into the HAProxy configuration generated on the amphora, and thus an authenticated project member who owns a TLS-enabled load balancer can embed a newline and inject arbitrary HAProxy configuration directives. Only deployments using the Amphora provider are affected.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-94572 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openstack octavia
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade Octavia to version 18.0.1 or later to fix HAProxy configuration injection.
  • Update OpenStack Octavia to version 18.0.1 or later.
  • Apply vendor patches if available for your specific version.
  • Review existing HAProxy configurations for potential malicious content.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In OpenStack Octavia before 18.0.1, the Amphora provider driver did not validate the listener and pool tls_ciphers field for control characters. The value is written verbatim into the HAProxy configuration generated on the amphora, and thus an authenticated project member who owns a TLS-enabled load balancer can embed a newline and inject arbitrary HAProxy configuration directives. Only deployments using the Amphora provider are affected.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/94xxx/CVE-2026-94572.json">CVE-2026-94572</a>
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/1148175
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/octavia/+bug/2162101
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/octavia/+bug/2167565
    Added Reference https://opendev.org/openstack/octavia/commit/cad62902e4984a46ad80cbfa943e90006d8d599d
    Added Reference https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/21/6
    Added Reference https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-039.html
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