HPE Helion Eucalyptus v4.3.0 and earlier does not correctly check IAM user's permissions…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-275Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HPE Helion Eucalyptus v4.3.0 and earlier does not correctly check IAM user's permissions for accessing versioned objects and ACLs. In some cases, authenticated users with S3 permissions could also access versioned data.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01357 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | Helion Eucalyptus | up to v4.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Helion Eucalyptus VendorHewlett Packard Enterprise Affected up to v4.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eucalyptus:eucalyptus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Eucalyptus |
- cpe:2.3:a:eucalyptus:eucalyptus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Eucalyptus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-8520
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29jc-9wc9-6c78
References
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Sources
- CVE-2016-8520 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-8520 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29jc-9wc9-6c78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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