CVE-2015-2687

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Access Control

4.7 MediumFix available

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.7

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: CVE-2015-2687
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 1.9 LowAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: CVE-2015-2687
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0079 No score

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: EUVD-2017-0079
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj 6.0

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Access Control

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj
CVSS 4.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 4.7

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: CVE-2015-2687
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-2687 4.7

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2687
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj 6.0

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Access Control

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj
CVSS 4.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2017-145 4.7

OpenStack Compute (nova) Icehouse, Juno and Havana when live migration fails allows local users to access VM volumes that they would normally not have permissions for.

Record: PYSEC-2017-145
CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

openstack compute

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nova` PyPI	before 15.0.0.0b1	15.0.0.0b1
`nova` Debian:12	before 2014.1-1	2014.1-1
`nova` Debian:13	before 2014.1-1	2014.1-1
`nova` Debian:14	before 2014.1-1	2014.1-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2687 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Openstack Compute, published August 9, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in nova 15.0.0.0b1.

References

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