CVE-2026-44394
OpenStack Keystone's federated token rescoping mechanism doesn't propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
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. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-44394- 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
EUVDEUVD-2026-33243
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
EUVD-2026-33243- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-whqr-fgm5-x77q
6.0
OpenStack Keystone's federated token rescoping mechanism doesn't propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
GHSA-whqr-fgm5-x77q- 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
NVD
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-44394- 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
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
CVE-2026-44394- 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-2026-44394
8.1
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44394- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-whqr-fgm5-x77q
6.0
OpenStack Keystone's federated token rescoping mechanism doesn't propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
GHSA-whqr-fgm5-x77q- 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
OSVPYSEC-2026-603
8.1
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-603- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44394
6.0
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone federated token rescoping mechanism does not propagate the original token's expiry to the newly issued token. When a federated user rescopes a token via POST /v3/auth/tokens, the handle_scoped_token() function in the mapped authentication plugin returns response data without an expires_at value. The token provider falls back to issuing a token with a fresh default TTL. By rescoping repeatedly before each token expires, a user can maintain access indefinitely, bypassing operator-configured token lifetime policies. This is a variant of CVE-2012-3426. Only deployments using federated identity (SAML2, OpenID Connect) are affected.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44394- 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
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - 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-2026-44394 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 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in keystone 27.0.2.
References
bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2150379
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44394
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/keystone/PYSEC-2026-603.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-whqr-fgm5-x77q
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/44xxx/CVE-2026-44394.json
Left out here: 1 version. The JSON record has them.