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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-4985-openstack-ironic-exposure-of-sensitive-information-to-an  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

OpenStack Ironic Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Technologies: [ironic (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-ironic). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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