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TI-2013-05379 Aliases CVE-2013-6426GHSA-3m5x-89wr-x574

The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana…

Priority LOW 21CWE-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 · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

Summary

The cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0103 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

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:heat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2013.2VulnerableOpenStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:openstack:heat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2013.2 Vulnerable ·OpenStack

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:0090 Released 2014-01-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    openstack-heat security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 openstack-heat-2013.2.1-4.el6ost, openstack-heat-api-2013.2.1-4.el6ost, openstack-heat-api-cfn-2013.2.1-4.el6ost +3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0Fixed RHSA-2014:0090

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-6426
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3m5x-89wr-x574

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-01529 Information leak in api CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2017-01872 Sensitive information in log files in Red Hat openstack-heat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2024-06780 Openstack-heat: incomplete fix for cve-2023-1625 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2016-07514 In OpenStack Heat, by launching a new Heat stack with a local URL an authenticated user… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-05381 The ReST API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2014-03081 OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) 2013.2 through 2013.2.3 and 2014.1, when creating the… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.5

Sources

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