[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift (Nova): Vulnerability enables manipulation of files
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift to manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability in Nova allows a local attacker to manipulate files.
- Who is affected
- Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift deployments with local attacker access.
- Urgency
- Medium severity; file manipulation requires local access; standard patch cycle acceptable.
- Action
- Apply the Red Hat security update for CVE-2026-24708.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1301
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-247080.34% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 27% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-24708 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Red Hat OpenStack
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
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