What is CVE-2026-74248?

CVE-2026-74248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openstack Octavia, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-74248?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Openstack Octavia

CVE-2026-74248

OpenStack Octavia through 18.0.0 mishandles quality of service (QoS) policy authorization. By associating another project's QoS policy with an amphora, an authenticated user may prevent deletion of that policy. All Octavia deployments are affected.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Openstack Octavia — versions 0, 17.0.0, 18.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74248?: CVE-2026-74248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openstack Octavia, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-74248?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.