CVE-2026-43001
OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization Issue
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.
How to fix CVE-2026-43001
To remediate CVE-2026-43001, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 27.0.2 or later
Is CVE-2026-43001 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 14.0.0, < 27.0.2, >= 28.0.0, < 28.0.2, >= 29.0.0, < 29.0.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |