Server-side request forgery in OpenStack Glance
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
OpenStack Glance before 29.1.1, 30.x before 30.1.1, and 31.0.0 is affected by Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). By use of HTTP redirects, an authenticated user can bypass URL validation checks and redirect to internal services. Only glance image import functionality is affected. In particular, the web-download and glance-download import methods are subject to this vulnerability, as is the optional (not enabled by default) ovf_process image import plugin.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Glance | before 29.1.1; 30.0.0 to before 30.1.1; 31.0.0 | 29.1.1, 30.1.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | glance (PyPI) | before 29.2.0 | 29.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv |
| — | glance (PyPI) | 30.0.0 to before 30.2.0 | 30.2.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv |
| — | glance (PyPI) | 31.0.0 to before 31.1.0 | 31.1.0 | Patch available | GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv |
- Glance VendorOpenStack Affected before 29.1.1; 30.0.0 to before 30.1.1; 31.0.0 Fixed in 29.1.1, 30.1.1 Patch available CNA
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 29.2.0 Fixed in 29.2.0 Patch available GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 30.0.0 to before 30.2.0 Fixed in 30.2.0 Patch available GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv
- glance (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 31.0.0 to before 31.1.0 Fixed in 31.1.0 Patch available GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Glance (OpenStack) Fixed in 29.1.1, 30.1.1
- Fix · GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv glance (PyPI) Fixed in 29.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv glance (PyPI) Fixed in 30.2.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv glance (PyPI) Fixed in 31.1.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:54757 Released 2026-08-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 security advisory
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 collectd-sensubility-0.2.1-1.1.el8ost, erlang-23.3.4.18-2.el8ost, erlang-asn1-23.3.4.18-2.el8ost +41
- RHSA-2026:39812 Released 2026-07-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 (openstack-glance) security update
- Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 openstack-glance-1:26.1.1-18.0.20260422134725.c2ac316.el9ost, python3-glance-1:26.1.1-18.0.20260422134725.c2ac316.el9ost
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:54757 |
| Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift 18.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:39812 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv
References
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-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
- TI-2017-04889 An SSRF issue was discovered in OpenStack Glance before Newton. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-34881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mc26-q38v-83gv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-34881 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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