CVE-2026-42998

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 22.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-05-28 00:00Z3 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-28 19:38Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-05-01

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.0)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
• CWE-303Incorrect Implementation of Authentication AlgorithmBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a87dfe4d1c88bc8fbd7cdb8aad4784a2531f20efab7b67e52ae0e34d9eff1524

• bugs.launchpad.nethttps://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148477
• security.openstack.orghttps://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html