CVE-2026-43001

HIGH
8
CVSS Score
Published: May 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsKeystoneOpenStack Platform

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Severity
HIGH8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone 13 through 29. POST /v3/credentials did not validate that the caller-supplied project_id for an EC2-type credential matched the project of the authenticating application credential. This allowed an attacker holding an unrestricted application credential for project A to create an EC2 credential targeting project B; a subsequent /v3/ec2tokens exchange would then issue a Keystone token scoped to project B while still carrying the original app_cred_id, enabling cross-project lateral movement within the credential owner's role footprint.

Affected

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

14.0.0 ≤ v < 27.0.228.0.0 ≤ v < 28.0.229.0.0 ≤ v < 29.0.214.0.028.0.029.0.0
Affected range stops below 27.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 28.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 29.0.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 16.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 17.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 18.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (8)

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2149775
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43001
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2464305
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39808
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54757

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8HIGHredhat-SADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863CWE-1288

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