Openstack Magnum Unsafe Credential Handling
OpenStack Magnum passes OpenStack credentials into the Heat templates creating its instances. While these should just be used for retrieving the instances' SSL certificates, they allow full API access, though and can be used to perform any API operation the user is authorized to perform.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | openstack-magnum | < 5.0.0 | 5.0.0 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7404
- https://github.com/openstack/magnum/commit/e93d82e8b3bc19211efd54edc17aebdca50670c1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/magnum/+bug/1620536
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998182
- https://github.com/openstack/magnum
- https://opendev.org/openstack/magnum/commit/0bb0d6486d6771ee21bbf897a091b1aa59e01b22
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052053/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467
- https://pypi.org/project/openstack-magnum
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
openstack-magnum- Disclosed
- 24.05.2022
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-437 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: openstack-magnum
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