keystone/middleware/auth_token.py in OpenStack Nova Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana uses an…
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
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
keystone/middleware/auth_token.py in OpenStack Nova Folsom, Grizzly, and Havana uses an insecure temporary directory for storing signing certificates, which allows local users to spoof servers by pre-creating this directory, which is reused by Nova, as demonstrated using /tmp/keystone-signing-nova on Fedora.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0024 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed python-keystoneclient (PyPI): 0.2.4
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 |
| — | python-keystoneclient (PyPI) | before 0.2.4 | 0.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- python-keystoneclient (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.2.4 Fixed in 0.2.4 Patch available GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1.2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1.3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2013.1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | havana-1 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | havana-2 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | havana-3 | Vulnerable | OpenStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:compute:2013.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1.3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:grizzly:2013.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2013.1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions havana-1 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions havana-2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
- cpe:2.3:a:openstack:havana:havana-3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions havana-3 Vulnerable ·OpenStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv python-keystoneclient (PyPI) Fixed in 0.2.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2030
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv
References
Other 9
- [oss-security] 20130509 [OSSA 2013-010] Nova uses insecure keystone middleware tmpdir by default (CVE-2013-2030)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1174608
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958285
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/58d6879b1caaa750c39c8e452a0634c24ffef2ce
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/74aa04e2ca7942cb1e1a86dcbaffeb72d260ccd7
- https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/7bf3e8d3e254d817ff5ae7ef1f2884b10410ca60
- https://github.com/openstack/python-keystoneclient/commit/1736e2ffb12f70eeebed019448bc14def48aa036
- https://github.com/openstack/nova
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/nova/PYSEC-2013-45.yaml
More OpenStack Compute vulnerabilities
- 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-2012-02292 The (1) EC2 and (2) OS APIs in OpenStack Compute (Nova) Folsom (2012.2), Essex (2012.1)… 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
Sources
- CVE-2013-2030 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2030 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxxv-rv32-2qgv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-2030 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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