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TI-2012-03749 Aliases CVE-2012-4406GHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c

OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

OpenStack Object Storage (swift) before 1.7.0 uses the loads function in the pickle Python module unsafely when storing and loading metadata in memcached, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted pickle object.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06571 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed swift (PyPI): 1.7.0Red Hat: 2 advisories

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
—swift (PyPI)before 1.7.01.7.0Patch availableGHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • swift (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available GHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c

CPE configurations NVD · 8

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.7.0VulnerableOpenStack
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_management_console:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_server_for_on-premise:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_for_public_cloud:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.0 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_management_console:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:gluster_storage_server_for_on-premise:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:storage_for_public_cloud:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c swift (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2013:0691 Released 2013-03-28 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Storage 2.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update #4
    • Red Hat Storage 2.0 Console rhsc-2.0.techpreview1-4.el6rhs, rhsc-backend-2.0.techpreview1-4.el6rhs, rhsc-config-2.0.techpreview1-4.el6rhs +11
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 glusterfs-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el5, glusterfs-devel-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el5, glusterfs-fuse-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el5 +1
    • Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 glusterfs-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el6, glusterfs-devel-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el6, glusterfs-fuse-3.3.0.7rhs-1.el6 +1
    • Red Hat Storage Server 2.0 appliance-1.7.1-1.el6rhs, appliance-base-1.7.1-1.el6rhs, augeas-0.9.0-1.el6 +37
  • RHSA-2012:1379 Released 2012-10-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    openstack-swift security update
    • RHOS Essex Release openstack-swift-1.4.8-5.el6, openstack-swift-account-1.4.8-5.el6, openstack-swift-container-1.4.8-5.el6 +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHOS Essex ReleaseFixed RHSA-2012:1379
Red Hat Storage 2.0 ConsoleFixed RHSA-2013:0691
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed RHSA-2013:0691
Red Hat Storage Native Client for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed RHSA-2013:0691
Red Hat Storage Server 2.0Fixed RHSA-2013:0691

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4406
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v7mh-3jgf-r26c

References

Patch 3

Advisory 4

Other 8

Sources

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