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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2026-46448

In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation.

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5 Nov 2026, 03:08 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-46448

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jun 2026, 00:00 UTC

In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation.

osv:CVE-2026-46448
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46448",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2026-46448",
    "summary": "In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data. The resulting instance has no Placement allocation.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-46448",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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        "PYSEC-2026-2686"
      ],
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          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:42.032845590Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/2151252",
        "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/16/5",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46448.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46448"
      ],
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              }
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      }
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 509716,
  "published_at": "2026-06-16T00:00:00+00:00"
}