CVE-2012-3426
OpenStack Keystone token expiration issues
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.9
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
CVE-2012-3426- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
CVE-2012-3426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0015 No score
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0015- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc No score
OpenStack Keystone token expiration issues
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
CVE-2012-3426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-3426 No score
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3426- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc No score
OpenStack Keystone token expiration issues
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2012-34 No score
OpenStack Keystone before 2012.1.1, as used in OpenStack Folsom before Folsom-1 and OpenStack Essex, does not properly implement token expiration, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended authorization restrictions by (1) creating new tokens through token chaining, (2) leveraging possession of a token for a disabled user account, or (3) leveraging possession of a token for an account with a changed password.
- Record
PYSEC-2012-34- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-3426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Openstack Essex, published July 31, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in keystone 8.0.0a0.
References
github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/d9600434da14976463a0bd03abd8e0309f0db454
github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/29e74e73a6e51cffc0371b32354558391826a4aa
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/998185
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/997194
launchpad.net/keystone/essex/2012.1.1/+download/keystone-2012.1.1.tar.gz
secunia.com/advisories/50494
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github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/ea03d05ed5de0c015042876100d37a6a14bf56de
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/996595
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/27/4
github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/628149b3dc6b58b91fd08e6ca8d91c728ccb8626
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1552-1
github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/375838cfceb88cacc312ff6564e64eb18ee6a355
github.com/openstack/keystone/commit/a67b24878a6156eab17b9098fa649f0279256f5d
secunia.com/advisories/50045
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3426
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2012-34.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3426
github.com/openstack/keystone