Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. 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.
Published: 2026-05-01
Score: 7.9 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4611-1 keystone security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6331-1 keystone security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hhq2-3832-xxcv OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue
History

Thu, 28 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

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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. An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. 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.
References

Sat, 23 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross-Project Credential Abuse via Unvalidated project_id in Keystone OpenStack Keystone: OpenStack Keystone: Unauthorized cross-project access due to improper validation in EC2 credential creation
Weaknesses CWE-1288
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Sat, 02 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross-Project Credential Abuse via Unvalidated project_id in Keystone

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 01 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack keystone
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack keystone
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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Openstack Keystone
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T18:38:35.182Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-43001

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T13:28:10.395Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-01T09:16:17.273

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:48:44.513

Link: CVE-2026-43001

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43001 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-28T20:45:26Z

Weaknesses