Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, in typical OpenStack deployments any actor with network and logical access to the Vitrage API can attempt to exploit it by submitting crafted queries, making it remotely exploitable within the cloud management plane.

What level of access does an attacker need?

An attacker generally needs the ability to call the Vitrage API—this may require valid OpenStack credentials or a compromised service account. The vulnerability does not require shell access to the host; only API-level access is needed.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The safest pattern is to remove dynamic code evaluation from the query path entirely. Implement a strictly defined, declarative query language with parsing that treats input as data only, and enforce strong validation and whitelisting of allowed operations and fields.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

Dynamic Code Evaluation (CWE-95) in OpenStack Vitrage Query Parser

CVE-2026-28370

Published:

Feb 26, 2026

Status:

Modified

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Dynamic Code Evaluation

CWE:

CWE-95

Impact:

Remote Code Execution via Vitrage API

Severity:

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(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Dynamic Code Evaluation

CWE:

CWE-95

Impact:

Remote Code Execution via Vitrage API

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Dynamic Code Evaluation (CWE-95) in OpenStack Vitrage Query Parser

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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