OpenStack Octavia QoS Auth Bypass before 18.0.0 (prevents QoS policy deletion)
CVE-2026-74248 Published on August 14, 2026
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 Analysis
CVE-2026-74248 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2026-74248. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?
The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
CVE-2026-74248 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-74248
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Affected Versions
OpenStack Octavia:- Before 16.0.2 is affected.
- Version 17.0.0 is affected.
- Version 18.0.0 is affected.