An issue was discovered in OpenStack keystonemiddleware 10.5 through 10.7 before 10.7.2, 10.8 and 10.9 before 10.9.1, and 10.10 through 10.12 before 10.12.1. The external_oauth2_token middleware fails to sanitize incoming authentication headers before processing OAuth 2.0 tokens. By sending forged identity headers such as X-Is-Admin-Project, X-Roles, or X-User-Id, an authenticated attacker may escalate privileges or impersonate other users. All deployments using the external_oauth2_token middleware are affected.
Weakness
This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python-keystonemiddleware | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Python-keystonemiddleware | Ubuntu | noble | * |
| Python-keystonemiddleware | Ubuntu | questing | * |
| Python-keystonemiddleware | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/21.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/459.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/461.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/473.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/60.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/667.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/2129018
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/15/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/9