# CVE-2026-94572

Authenticated user can inject arbitrary HAProxy config via Octavia Amphora tls_ciphers

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-94572
- CVSS: 9.4
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.53% (percentile 45.4)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation poc, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-09-24)
- Weakness: CWE-94
- Published: 2026-09-21

## Affected versions

- OpenStack Octavia: affected >= 6.0.0 and < 16.1.0; >= 17.0.0 and < 17.0.1; >= 18.0.0 and < 18.0.1

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Authenticated project member can inject arbitrary HAProxy directives via tls_ciphers newline, allowing config injection, traffic interception, TLS bypass, or DoS.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Upgrade Octavia to 18.0.1 or apply OSSA-2026-039 patch immediately

## References

- [other] https://bugs.launchpad.net/octavia/+bug/2162101
- [other] https://bugs.launchpad.net/octavia/+bug/2167565
- [other] https://bugs.debian.org/1148175
- [patch] https://opendev.org/openstack/octavia/commit/cad62902e4984a46ad80cbfa943e90006d8d599d
- [advisory] https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-039.html
- [other] https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/21/6

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