The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote…
Priority LOW 30CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02798 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed glance (PyPI): 11.0.0a0
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 |
| — | glance (PyPI) | before 11.0.0a0 | 11.0.0a0 | Patch available | GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 11.0.0a0 Fixed in 11.0.0a0 Patch available GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2012.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m glance (PyPI) Fixed in 11.0.0a0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m
References
Other 10
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/b591304b8980d8aca8fa6cda9ea1621aca000c88
- [oss-security] 20121108 Re: [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/1076506
- [oss-security] 20121107 [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573)
- [oss-security] 20121109 [OSSA 2012-017.1] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573, CVE-2012-5482) ERRATA 1
- 87248
- https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/fc0ee7623ec59c87ac6fc671e95a9798d6f2e2c3
- [oss-security] 20121109 Re: Re: [OSSA 2012-017] Authentication bypass for image deletion (CVE-2012-4573)
- https://github.com/openstack/glance
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/glance/PYSEC-2012-30.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-2012-02892 virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1), and Diablo… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2012-02891 Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-5482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-5482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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