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TI-2012-02292 Aliases CVE-2012-2654GHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g

The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1)…

Priority LOW 25CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo (2011.3) do not properly check the protocol when security groups are created and the network protocol is not specified entirely in lowercase, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02596 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed nova (PyPI): 12.0.0a0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—nova (PyPI)before 12.0.0a012.0.0a0Patch availableGHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • nova (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 12.0.0a0 Fixed in 12.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2012.2VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:diablo:2011.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2011.3VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2012.1VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:diablo:2011.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2011.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g nova (PyPI) Fixed in 12.0.0a0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2654
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g

References

Exploit 2

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 5

  • TI-2013-05849 The i_create_images_and_backing (aka create_images_and_backing) method in libvirt driver… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2014-00161 The Nova EC2 API security group implementation in OpenStack Compute (Nova) 2013.1 before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.0
  • TI-2013-02015 Improper certificate validation in OpenStack Keystone CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2013-03652 The security group extension in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.3, Havana before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-03658 Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2013.1.3 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2015-02371 OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.7
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Sources

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