CVE-2022-26779

Apache Cloudstack insecure random number generation affects project email invitation

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2022 at 03:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCloudstack

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

Apache CloudStack prior to 4.16.1.0 used insecure random number generation for project invitation tokens. If a project invite is created based only on an email address, a random token is generated. An attacker with knowledge of the project ID and the fact that the invite is sent, could generate time deterministic tokens and brute force attempt to use them prior to the legitimate receiver accepting the invite. This feature is not enabled by default, the attacker is required to know or guess the project ID for the invite in addition to the invitation token, and the attacker would need to be an existing authorized user of CloudStack.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.16.1.0Apache CloudStack ≤ v < 4.16.1
Affected range stops below 4.16.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.16.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-338

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