CVE-2026-94572

openstack-octavia: octavia: HAProxy configuration injection via tls_ciphers on pools and listeners

Published Sep 21, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4893-1 octavia security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8814-1 Octavia vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title TLS Cipher Injection in OpenStack Octavia Amphora Provider openstack-octavia: octavia: HAProxy configuration injection via tls_ciphers on pools and listeners
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title TLS Cipher Injection in OpenStack Octavia Amphora Provider
Type Values Removed Values 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.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack octavia
Weaknesses CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:octavia:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack octavia
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 10:41 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2026, 8:13 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Sep 21, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Sep 24, 2026, 11:19 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Sep 21, 2026, 8:13 PM