Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone 14 through 26 before 26.1.1, 27.0.0, 28.0.0, and 29.0.0. Restricted application credentials can create EC2 credentials. By using a restricted application credential to call the EC2 credential creation API, an authenticated user with only a reader role may obtain an EC2/S3 credential that carries the full set of the parent user's S3 permissions, effectively bypassing the role restrictions imposed on the application credential. Only deployments that use restricted application credentials in combination with the EC2/S3 compatibility API (swift3 / s3api) are affected.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Keystone | >= 14.0.0, < 26.1.1; 27.0.0; 28.0.0; 29.0.0 |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2142138Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-005.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/07/12Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2142138Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed