CVE-2026-43000
OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization issue
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
CVE-2026-43000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863, CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-33242
8.4
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
EUVD-2026-33242- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj
6.0
OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization issue
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
CVE-2026-43000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863, CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
CVE-2026-43000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-43000
8.8
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43000- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj
6.0
OpenStack Keystone has an Incorrect Authorization issue
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-266, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-601
8.8
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-601- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-43000
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43000- CVSS 3.1
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystonePyPI |
14.0.0 up to 27.0.2 | 27.0.2 |
keystonePyPI |
28.0.0 up to 28.0.2 | 28.0.2 |
keystonePyPI |
29.0.0 up to 29.0.2 | 29.0.2 |
keystoneDebian:12 |
before 2:22.0.2-0+deb12u3, plus listed versions 2:22.0.0-22:22.0.2-0+deb12u12:22.0.2-0+deb12u2 |
2:22.0.2-0+deb12u3 |
keystoneDebian:13 |
before 2:27.0.0-3+deb13u4, plus listed versions 2:27.0.0-32:27.0.0-3+deb13u12:27.0.0-3+deb13u3 |
2:27.0.0-3+deb13u4 |
keystoneDebian:14 |
before 2:29.0.1-2, plus listed versions 2:27.0.0-32:28.0.0-12:28.0.0-22:28.0.0-32:28.0.0-4 Show 11 moreShow less2:28.0.0-52:28.0.0-62:28.0.0~rc1-12:28.0.0~rc1-22:28.0.0~rc1-42:29.0.0-12:29.0.0-22:29.0.0-32:29.0.0~rc1-12:29.0.0~rc1-22:29.0.1-1 |
2:29.0.1-2 |
keystonePyPI |
14.0.0 up to 27.0.2, plus listed versions 14.0.114.1.014.2.015.0.015.0.0.0rc1 Show 44 moreShow less15.0.0.0rc215.0.116.0.016.0.0.0rc116.0.0.0rc216.0.116.0.217.0.017.0.0.0rc117.0.0.0rc217.0.118.0.018.0.0.0rc118.1.019.0.019.0.0.0rc119.0.0.0rc219.0.120.0.020.0.0.0rc120.0.121.0.021.0.0.0rc121.0.122.0.022.0.0.0rc122.0.122.0.223.0.023.0.0.0rc123.0.123.0.224.0.024.0.0.0rc124.1.025.0.025.0.0.0rc126.0.026.0.0.0rc126.1.026.1.127.0.027.0.0.0rc127.0.1 |
27.0.2 |
keystonePyPI |
28.0.0 up to 28.0.2, plus listed versions 28.0.1 |
28.0.2 |
keystonePyPI |
29.0.0 up to 29.0.2, plus listed versions 29.0.1 |
29.0.2 |
keystonePyPI |
14.0.0 up to 27.0.2, 28.0.0 up to 28.0.2, 29.0.0 up to 29.0.2, plus listed versions 14.0.114.1.014.2.015.0.015.0.0.0rc1 Show 45 moreShow less15.0.0.0rc215.0.116.0.016.0.0.0rc116.0.0.0rc216.0.116.0.217.0.017.0.0.0rc117.0.0.0rc217.0.118.0.018.0.0.0rc118.1.019.0.019.0.0.0rc119.0.0.0rc219.0.120.0.020.0.0.0rc120.0.121.0.021.0.0.0rc121.0.122.0.022.0.0.0rc122.0.122.0.223.0.023.0.0.0rc123.0.123.0.224.0.024.0.0.0rc124.1.025.0.025.0.0.0rc126.0.026.0.0.0rc126.1.026.1.127.0.027.0.0.0rc127.0.128.0.1 |
27.0.228.0.229.0.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
keystoneUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:8.0.0-0ubuntu12:9.0.0~b1-0ubuntu12:9.0.0~b2-0ubuntu12:9.0.0~b3-0ubuntu12:9.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1 Show 11 moreShow less2:9.0.0-0ubuntu12:9.0.2-0ubuntu12:9.0.2-0ubuntu22:9.1.0-0ubuntu12:9.2.0-0ubuntu12:9.3.0-0ubuntu12:9.3.0-0ubuntu22:9.3.0-0ubuntu32:9.3.0-0ubuntu3.12:9.3.0-0ubuntu3.22:9.3.0-0ubuntu3.2+esm2 |
None known |
keystoneUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:12.0.0-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~b1-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~b2-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~b3-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1 Show 7 moreShow less2:13.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu12:13.0.0-0ubuntu12:13.0.1-0ubuntu12:13.0.2-0ubuntu12:13.0.2-0ubuntu32:13.0.4-0ubuntu12:13.0.4-0ubuntu1+esm1 |
None known |
keystoneUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:16.0.0-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~b1~git2019121613.db81fee63-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~b2~git2020020513.99733f172-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~b3~git2020032415.9f9040257-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~b3~git2020032415.9f9040257-0ubuntu2 Show 6 moreShow less2:17.0.0~b3~git2020041013.7bb6314e4-0ubuntu12:17.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.12:17.0.1-0ubuntu12:17.0.1-0ubuntu22:17.0.1-0ubuntu2+esm12:17.0.1-0ubuntu2+esm2 |
None known |
keystoneUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
before 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4, plus listed versions 2:20.0.0-0ubuntu12:20.0.0+git2021120815.2ddf8f321-0ubuntu12:20.0.0+git2022011217.771c943ad-0ubuntu12:20.0.0+git2022030313.a3fc9e7c3-0ubuntu12:21.0.0-0ubuntu1 Show 4 moreShow less2:21.0.1-0ubuntu12:21.0.1-0ubuntu22:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.12:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.2 |
2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4 |
keystoneUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
before 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4, plus listed versions 2:24.0.0-0ubuntu12:24.0.0+git2024011916.adfa92b4-0ubuntu12:25.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:25.0.0-0ubuntu12:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.12:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 |
2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4 |
keystoneUbuntu:25.10 |
before 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions 2:27.0.0-0ubuntu12:27.0.0+git2025080113.e066e18ab-0ubuntu12:28.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 |
2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3 |
keystoneUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
before 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2, plus listed versions 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu22:28.0.0+git20260119.61.8a42793e7-0ubuntu12:29.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:29.0.0-0ubuntu1 |
2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-43000 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Openstack Keystone, published May 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in keystone 27.0.2.
References
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148477
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43000
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482826
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-43000.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43000
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github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2026-601.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43000.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43000
github.com/openstack/keystone
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43000
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43000
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8433-1
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