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TI-2012-04602 Aliases CVE-2012-5483GHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj

tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic…

Priority LOW 11CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

tools/sample_data.sh in OpenStack Keystone 2012.1.3, when access to Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is configured, uses world-readable permissions for /etc/keystone/ec2rc, which allows local users to obtain access to EC2 services by reading administrative access and secret values from this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00341 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

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
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2012.1.3VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2012.1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1556 Released 2012-12-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-keystone security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • RHOS Essex Release openstack-keystone-2012.1.3-3.el6, openstack-keystone-doc-2012.1.3-3.el6, python-keystone-2012.1.3-3.el6 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHOS Essex ReleaseFixed RHSA-2012:1556

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-5483
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cx8-xmvm-66wj

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2026-25942 Incorrect authorization in OpenStack Keystone CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2020-10091 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-10090 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-14184 OpenStack Keystone 15.0.0 and 16.0.0 is affected by Data Leakage in the list credentials… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-10089 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 15.0.1, and 16.0.0. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2014-02273 The V3 API in OpenStack Identity (Keystone) 2013.1 before 2013.2.4 and icehouse before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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