The image signature algorithm in OpenStack Glance 11.0.0 allows remote attackers to…
Priority LOW 27CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
The image signature algorithm in OpenStack Glance 11.0.0 allows remote attackers to bypass the signature verification process via a crafted image, which triggers an MD5 collision.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01262 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
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) | up to 11.0.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fc |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 11.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fc
- 2026-10-07 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Advisory 3
More OpenStack Glance vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23762 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder before 19.1.2, 20.x before 20.0.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2026-27114 Server-side request forgery in OpenStack Glance CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-04330 The image parser in OpenStack Cinder 7.0.2 and 8.0.0 through 8.1.1; Glance before 11.0.1… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07073 Uncontrolled resource consumption in openstack-glance CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-01623 Openstack glance: swift: s3: openstack glance: information disclosure of backend credentials via cached image request CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-21386 An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder through 24.0.0, Glance before 28.0.2, and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-8234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wmhw-fvg9-87fc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8234 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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