Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Nova versions 18.0.0 through 31.3.0, 32.0.0 before 32.2.1, and 33.0.0 before 33.0.2 are affected. An authenticated user can inject scheduler hints via the server create API to bypass resource claims and scheduling constraints, which can exhaust compute node resources. Upgrade to 32.2.1 or 33.0.2.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L | CNA (mitre) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0027, the 19th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:11 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:11 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-mfg3-p6m3-gjgr
- OSV: GHSA-mfg3-p6m3-gjgr
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46448
- bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/2151252
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfg3-p6m3-gjgr
- github.com/openstack/nova
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2026-2686.yaml
- pypi.org/project/nova
- review.opendev.org/993601
- review.opendev.org/993602
- review.opendev.org/993603
- review.opendev.org/993604
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/5
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/5