Description
A flaw was found in openstack-network-exporter. The HTTP server within the component is configured without essential timeout settings, such as ReadHeaderTimeout. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to initiate multiple slow HTTP header connections. By trickling header bytes, the attacker can exhaust server resources, specifically file descriptors, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) that prevents legitimate Prometheus metric scraping and alerting.
Published: 2026-10-12
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Restrict network access to the `openstack-network-exporter` service. Configure firewall rules to limit incoming connections to port 1981 (the default port for the exporter) only from trusted hosts or networks that require access for Prometheus scraping. This will reduce the attack surface by preventing unauthenticated adjacent attackers from reaching the service. Applying firewall rules may require restarting network services or the firewall daemon to take effect.

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History

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in openstack-network-exporter. The HTTP server within the component is configured without essential timeout settings, such as ReadHeaderTimeout. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to initiate multiple slow HTTP header connections. By trickling header bytes, the attacker can exhaust server resources, specifically file descriptors, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) that prevents legitimate Prometheus metric scraping and alerting.
Title Openstack-network-exporter: http.server has no readheadertimeout / readtimeout (slowloris)
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat openstack
Weaknesses CWE-400
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openstack:18.0
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat openstack
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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Redhat Openstack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T16:36:36.948Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T16:53:08.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-83536

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T16:36:27.588Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T19:16:39.997

Modified: 2026-10-13T17:17:47.457

Link: CVE-2026-83536

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-12T18:28:52Z

Links: CVE-2026-83536 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-12T20:45:17Z

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