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CVE-2012-3426

OpenStack Keystone token expiration issues

4.9 MediumFix available

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

2.30%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumAV: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
keystone
PyPI
before 8.0.0a0
8.0.0a0
keystone
Debian:12
before 2012.1.1-1
2012.1.1-1
keystone
Debian:13
before 2012.1.1-1
2012.1.1-1
keystone
Debian:14
before 2012.1.1-1
2012.1.1-1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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