CVE-2026-43001
highpriority · track · 32OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 40 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-hhq2-3832-xxcvOpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue2026-05-01ghsa · osvUS
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone 13 through 29. 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.
- PYSEC-2026-6022026-05-01vendor · osvUS
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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references (16)
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- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2149775cnnvd
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/tagsPatchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43001cnnvd
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/keystone/+/985804cnnvd
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.htmlcnnvd
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2149775enisa_euvd
- https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/keystone/+/985804enisa_euvd
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.htmlenisa_euvd
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