CVE-2026-93860

openstack-mistral: mistral: Unauthenticated-project user can trigger global maintenance mode causing cross-tenant denial of service

Published Oct 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenStack Mistral through 23.0.0, the /v2/maintenance API controller clears the request context and calls the maintenance service directly without any policy enforcement. Any holder of a valid Mistral token, regardless of assigned role, can read and change the service's cluster-wide maintenance state. Setting the state to PAUSED stops processing of new workflow and execution objects across all tenant projects until an operator restores it.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title openstack-mistral: mistral: Unauthenticated-project user can trigger global maintenance mode causing cross-tenant denial of service
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack mistral
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack mistral
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In OpenStack Mistral through 23.0.0, the /v2/maintenance API controller clears the request context and calls the maintenance service directly without any policy enforcement. Any holder of a valid Mistral token, regardless of assigned role, can read and change the service's cluster-wide maintenance state. Setting the state to PAUSED stops processing of new workflow and execution objects across all tenant projects until an operator restores it.
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 9, 2026, 11:42 AM
Reserved
Sep 18, 2026, 7:12 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 8, 2026, 6:18 PM
Modified
Oct 9, 2026, 12:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 8, 2026, 7:15 PM