An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone application credential authentication plugin does not verify that the user supplied in the authentication request matches the owner of the application credential. An attacker can authenticate with their own application credential ID and secret while specifying a different user's name and domain in the request body. Keystone issues a token attributed to the victim user. The impersonated token is project-scoped and carries the intersection of the application credential's roles and the victim's actual roles on the project. This enables audit evasion, reading the victim's credentials, and acting as the victim within shared projects.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148477 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory Patch |
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html | Vendor Advisory Patch |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
02 Jun 2026, 14:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148477 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Patch | |
| References | () https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html - Vendor Advisory, Patch | |
| First Time |
Openstack keystone
Openstack |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
28 May 2026, 19:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-28 19:16
Updated : 2026-06-02 14:50
NVD link : CVE-2026-42998
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42998
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42998
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openstack
- keystone
CWE
CWE-863
Incorrect Authorization
