CVE-2016-4985: PYSEC-2026-646 - OpenStack Ironic Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVE-2016-4985 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2026-07-02

OpenStack Ironic Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Technologies: ironic (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2016-4985 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2016-4985 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2016-4985?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 2 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
ironic (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.5, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.5,introduced=5.0,fixed=5.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2016-4985?
Yes. ironic (PyPI): upgrade to 4.2.5, 5.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2016-4985?
Check whether you run ironic (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • ironic (PyPI): upgrade to 4.2.5, 5.1.2 or later
    pip install "ironic>=5.1.2"

Affected products

  • ironic (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.5, ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.5,introduced=5.0,fixed=5.1.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2016-4985
  • GHSA-f7cr-7c2c-fm8r
  • PYSEC-2026-646

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