CVE-2026-43001

7.9 HIGH
Published: May 01, 2026 Modified: June 02, 2026
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Description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. POST /v3/credentials did not validate that the caller-supplied project_id for an EC2-type credential matched the project of the authenticating application credential. This allowed an attacker holding an unrestricted application credential for project A to create an EC2 credential targeting project B; a subsequent /v3/ec2tokens exchange would then issue a Keystone token scoped to project B while still carrying the original app_cred_id, enabling cross-project lateral movement within the credential owner's role footprint.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2149775
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Patch
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory Patch

3 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.9 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
32th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

openstack