CVE-2026-50266
OpenStack Neutron: Neutron port RBAC policy bypass allows project managers to set trusted device owners on shared networks
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
CVE-2026-50266- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-34301
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
EUVD-2026-34301- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22
2.2
OpenStack Neutron: Neutron port RBAC policy bypass allows project managers to set trusted device owners on shared networks
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
GHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
CVE-2026-50266- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
CVE-2026-50266- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-50266
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-50266- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22
2.2
OpenStack Neutron: Neutron port RBAC policy bypass allows project managers to set trusted device owners on shared networks
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
GHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-3491
2.2
OpenStack Neutron: Neutron port RBAC policy bypass allows project managers to set trusted device owners on shared networks
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
PYSEC-2026-3491- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-50266
2.2
In OpenStack Neutron before 28.0.1, a project manager can create or update a port on a shared network owned by another project and set device_owner to a value that has "network:" at the beginning ("network:dhcp" for example). The default port RBAC policies incorrectly included PROJECT_MANAGER without requiring network ownership, allowing any project manager to obtain trusted network-service port behavior on shared networks. Depending on backend and deployment, this can bypass anti-spoofing and security group protections, enabling DHCP, MAC, or IP spoofing against other tenants on the shared network. This is a regression of CVE-2015-5240 (OSSA-2015-018).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50266- CVSS 3.1
- 2.2 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
neutronPyPI |
before 28.0.1 | 28.0.1 |
neutronDebian:13 |
before 2:26.0.3-0+deb13u2, plus listed versions 2:26.0.0-92:26.0.0-9+deb13u1 |
2:26.0.3-0+deb13u2 |
neutronDebian:14 |
before 2:28.0.0-7, plus listed versions 2:26.0.0-92:27.0.0-12:27.0.0~rc1-12:27.0.0~rc1-22:27.0.1-1 Show 15 moreShow less2:27.0.1-22:27.0.1-32:27.0.1-42:27.0.1-52:27.0.1-62:28.0.0-12:28.0.0-22:28.0.0-32:28.0.0-42:28.0.0-52:28.0.0-62:28.0.0~rc1-12:28.0.0~rc1-22:28.0.0~rc2-12:28.0.0~rc2-2 |
2:28.0.0-7 |
neutronPyPI |
before 28.0.1, plus listed versions 0.010.0.510.0.610.0.711.0.3 Show 45 moreShow less11.0.411.0.511.0.611.0.711.0.812.0.012.0.0.0b312.0.0.0rc112.0.0.0rc212.0.112.0.212.0.312.0.412.0.512.0.612.1.012.1.113.0.013.0.0.0b113.0.0.0b213.0.0.0b313.0.0.0rc113.0.0.0rc213.0.113.0.213.0.313.0.413.0.513.0.613.0.714.0.014.0.0.0b114.0.0.0b214.0.0.0b314.0.0.0rc114.0.114.0.214.0.314.0.414.1.014.2.014.3.014.3.114.4.014.4.1 |
28.0.1 |
neutronUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:7.0.0-0ubuntu12:8.0.0~b1-0ubuntu22:8.0.0~b2-0ubuntu42:8.0.0~b2-0ubuntu52:8.0.0~b2-0ubuntu7 Show 20 moreShow less2:8.0.0~b3-0ubuntu12:8.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:8.0.0-0ubuntu12:8.1.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.22:8.1.2-0ubuntu12:8.2.0-0ubuntu12:8.3.0-0ubuntu12:8.3.0-0ubuntu1.12:8.3.0-0ubuntu1.22:8.4.0-0ubuntu12:8.4.0-0ubuntu22:8.4.0-0ubuntu32:8.4.0-0ubuntu42:8.4.0-0ubuntu52:8.4.0-0ubuntu62:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.12:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.22:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.32:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.42:8.4.0-0ubuntu7.5 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:11.0.1-0ubuntu12:12.0.0~b1-0ubuntu12:12.0.0~b1-0ubuntu22:12.0.0~b2-0ubuntu12:12.0.0~b3-0ubuntu1 Show 27 moreShow less2:12.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:12.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu12:12.0.0-0ubuntu12:12.0.0-0ubuntu1.12:12.0.0-0ubuntu1.22:12.0.0-0ubuntu1.32:12.0.0-0ubuntu1.42:12.0.0-0ubuntu22:12.0.0-0ubuntu32:12.0.1-0ubuntu12:12.0.1-0ubuntu1.12:12.0.2-0ubuntu12:12.0.3-0ubuntu12:12.0.5-0ubuntu12:12.0.5-0ubuntu42:12.0.5-0ubuntu52:12.0.6-0ubuntu12:12.0.6-0ubuntu22:12.0.6-0ubuntu32:12.1.0-0ubuntu12:12.1.1-0ubuntu12:12.1.1-0ubuntu22:12.1.1-0ubuntu32:12.1.1-0ubuntu42:12.1.1-0ubuntu72:12.1.1-0ubuntu82:12.1.1-0ubuntu8.1 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:15.0.0-0ubuntu12:16.0.0~b1~git2019121613.3e8abb9a8f-0ubuntu12:16.0.0~b2~git2020020712.d5b33ffc77-0ubuntu12:16.0.0~b2~git2020020712.d5b33ffc77-0ubuntu32:16.0.0~b3~git2020032420.a0e1b5804e-0ubuntu1 Show 31 moreShow less2:16.0.0~b3~git2020032420.a0e1b5804e-0ubuntu22:16.0.0~b3~git2020032420.a0e1b5804e-0ubuntu32:16.0.0~b3~git2020032420.a0e1b5804e-0ubuntu42:16.0.0~b3~git2020041013.e74c8f8c88-0ubuntu12:16.0.0~b3~git2020041516.5f42488a9a-0ubuntu12:16.0.0~b3~git2020041516.5f42488a9a-0ubuntu22:16.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.12:16.0.0-0ubuntu0.20.04.22:16.1.0-0ubuntu12:16.1.0-0ubuntu22:16.2.0-0ubuntu12:16.2.0-0ubuntu22:16.2.0-0ubuntu32:16.3.0-0ubuntu32:16.3.1-0ubuntu12:16.3.1-0ubuntu1.12:16.3.2-0ubuntu22:16.3.2-0ubuntu32:16.4.0-0ubuntu22:16.4.0-0ubuntu32:16.4.1-0ubuntu22:16.4.2-0ubuntu12:16.4.2-0ubuntu22:16.4.2-0ubuntu32:16.4.2-0ubuntu42:16.4.2-0ubuntu52:16.4.2-0ubuntu62:16.4.2-0ubuntu6.12:16.4.2-0ubuntu6.22:16.4.2-0ubuntu6.32:16.4.2-0ubuntu6.4 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:19.0.0-0ubuntu12:19.1.0+git2022030313.b072cbf05f-0ubuntu12:20.0.0-0ubuntu12:20.0.0-0ubuntu22:20.0.0-0ubuntu3 Show 9 moreShow less2:20.1.0-0ubuntu22:20.2.0-0ubuntu12:20.3.0-0ubuntu12:20.3.0-0ubuntu1.12:20.3.1-0ubuntu12:20.4.0-0ubuntu12:20.5.0-0ubuntu12:20.5.0-0ubuntu22:20.5.0-0ubuntu2.1 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:23.0.0-0ubuntu12:24.0.0~b1+git2024011914.5ce17647-0ubuntu12:24.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu22:24.0.0-0ubuntu12:24.0.0-0ubuntu2 Show 4 moreShow less2:24.1.0-0ubuntu12:24.1.0-0ubuntu1.12:24.1.0-0ubuntu1.22:24.2.2-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:26.0.0-0ubuntu12:26.0.1+git2025070714.71962255de-0ubuntu12:26.0.1+git2025070714.71962255de-0ubuntu22:27.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:27.0.0-0ubuntu12:27.0.0-0ubuntu1.1 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu22:29.0.0~b1+git20260818.132.9aaa6fa-0ubuntu12:29.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:29.0.0-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
neutronUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2:27.0.0-0ubuntu12:28.0.0~b2+git20260121.28.762694d1bd-0ubuntu12:28.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:28.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu12:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.12:28.0.2-0ubuntu1 |
None known |
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-2026-50266 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.2) in Openstack Neutron, published June 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. Fixed in neutron 28.0.1.
References
launchpad.net/bugs/2152115
review.opendev.org/990273
review.opendev.org/990353
review.opendev.org/990356
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/04/6
bugs.launchpad.net/neutron/+bug/2152115
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50266
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qmc5-gv6v-8p22
opendev.org/openstack/neutron
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/50xxx/CVE-2026-50266.json
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-50266
github.com/openstack/neutron
pypi.org/project/neutron
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-50266
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50266
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-021.html
Left out here: 132 versions. The JSON record has them.