OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and…
Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02296 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Keystone (PyPI): 8.0.0a0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Keystone (PyPI) | before 8.0.0a0 | 8.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Keystone (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 8.0.0a0 Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:folsom-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | folsom-1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:folsom-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions folsom-1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc Keystone (PyPI) Fixed in 8.0.0a0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc
References
Exploit 2
Patch 3
Other 11
- http://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/d9600434da14976463a0bd03abd8e0309f0db454
- http://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/29e74e73a6e51cffc0371b32354558391826a4aa
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/998185
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/997194
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/996595
- http://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/a67b24878a6156eab17b9098fa649f0279256f5d
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/375838cfceb88cacc312ff6564e64eb18ee6a355
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/628149b3dc6b58b91fd08e6ca8d91c728ccb8626
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/a67b24878a6156eab17b9098fa649f0279256f5d
- https://github.com/openstack/keystone
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-34.yaml
More OpenStack Essex vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-00195 Packstack: packstack: arbitrary file overwrite via symlink attack CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-00265 Openstack nova: vnc proxy can connect to the wrong vm CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
- TI-2013-00142 The boot-from-volume feature in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom and Essex, when using… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2012-03913 The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-04601 The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-02892 virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-3426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-3426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-3426 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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