CVE-2026-93858

High

Description

In OpenStack Mistral through 23.0.0, the std.ssh_proxied action passes a caller-supplied proxy_command value directly to paramiko.ProxyCommand() before any SSH connection to a gateway or target host is attempted. An authenticated project member can use the standard action-execution API to submit an arbitrary local command as proxy_command; paramiko starts that command as a subprocess on the executor host under the executor's own service account, independent of whether the SSH connection itself ever succeeds. Only Mistral deployments that permit the std.ssh_proxied action, the default configuration, are affected.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.7
Exploit probability—
ProductMistral
PublishedOct 8, 2026
First seenOct 8, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • OpenStack Mistral20.1.1, 21.0.1, 22.0.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
OpenStack Mistralv < 20.1.1, 21.0.0 ≤ v < 21.0.1, 22.0.0 ≤ v < 22.0.1, 23.0.020.1.1, 21.0.1, 22.0.1

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