CVE-2019-14433
OpenStack Nova Server Resource Faults Leak External Exception Details
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
CVE-2019-14433- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
CVE-2019-14433- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0096 No score
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0096- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8
OpenStack Nova Server Resource Faults Leak External Exception Details
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
GHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
CVE-2019-14433- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14433
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14433- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8
OpenStack Nova Server Resource Faults Leak External Exception Details
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
GHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200, CWE-209
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2622
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2622- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2631
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2631- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2652
Red Hat Security Advisory: openstack-nova security and bug fix update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2652- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14433
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14433- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-191 No score
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 17.0.12, 18.x before 18.2.2, and 19.x before 19.0.2. If an API request from an authenticated user ends in a fault condition due to an external exception, details of the underlying environment may be leaked in the response, and could include sensitive configuration or other data.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-191- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4104-1 No score
nova vulnerability
Donny Davis discovered that the Nova Compute service could return configuration or other information in response to a failed API request in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to expose sensitive information.
- Record
USN-4104-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI |
before 17.0.12 | 17.0.12 |
novaPyPI |
18.0.0 up to 18.2.2 | 18.2.2 |
novaPyPI |
19.0.0 up to 19.0.2 | 19.0.2 |
novaDebian:12 |
before 2:19.0.2-1 | 2:19.0.2-1 |
novaDebian:13 |
before 2:19.0.2-1 | 2:19.0.2-1 |
novaDebian:14 |
before 2:19.0.2-1 | 2:19.0.2-1 |
novaDebian:10 |
before 2:18.1.0-6+deb10u1, plus listed versions 2:18.1.0-6 |
2:18.1.0-6+deb10u1 |
novaPyPI |
before 17.0.12, plus listed versions 15.1.516.1.616.1.716.1.817.0.10 Show 4 moreShow less17.0.1117.0.717.0.817.0.9 |
17.0.12 |
novaPyPI |
18.0.0 up to 18.2.2, plus listed versions 18.0.218.0.318.1.018.2.018.2.1 |
18.2.2 |
novaPyPI |
19.0.0 up to 19.0.2, plus listed versions 19.0.1 |
19.0.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
novaPyPI |
19.0.0 up to 19.0.2, before 17.0.12, 18.0.0 up to 18.2.2, plus listed versions 15.1.516.1.616.1.716.1.817.0.10 Show 10 moreShow less17.0.1117.0.717.0.817.0.918.0.218.0.318.1.018.2.018.2.119.0.1 |
19.0.217.0.1218.2.2 |
openstack-novaRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-apiRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-cellsRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-commonRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-computeRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-conductorRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-consoleRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-migrationRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-networkRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-novncproxyRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-placement-apiRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-schedulerRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-serialproxyRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxyRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
python-novaRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
python-nova-testsRed Hat:openstack:13::el7 |
before 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost | 1:17.0.10-6.el7ost |
openstack-novaRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-apiRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-cellsRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-certRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-commonRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-computeRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-conductorRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-consoleRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-migrationRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-networkRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-novncproxyRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-placement-apiRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-schedulerRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-serialproxyRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxyRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
python-novaRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
python-nova-testsRed Hat:openstack:10::el7 |
before 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost | 1:14.1.0-56.el7ost |
openstack-novaRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-apiRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-cellsRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-commonRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-computeRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-conductorRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-consoleRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-migrationRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-networkRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-novncproxyRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-placement-apiRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-schedulerRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-serialproxyRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxyRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
python-novaRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
python-nova-testsRed Hat:openstack:14::el7 |
before 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost | 1:18.2.1-0.20190509150817.8e130e2.el7ost |
novaUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5, plus listed versions 2:12.0.0-0ubuntu22:13.0.0~b1-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~b2-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~b3-0ubuntu12:13.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu1 Show 17 moreShow less2:13.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu12:13.0.0-0ubuntu12:13.0.0-0ubuntu22:13.0.0-0ubuntu52:13.1.0-0ubuntu12:13.1.1-0ubuntu12:13.1.1-0ubuntu1.12:13.1.2-0ubuntu22:13.1.3-0ubuntu12:13.1.3-0ubuntu22:13.1.4-0ubuntu12:13.1.4-0ubuntu22:13.1.4-0ubuntu32:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.12:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.22:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.32:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.4 |
2:13.1.4-0ubuntu4.5 |
novaUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1, plus listed versions 2:16.0.1-0ubuntu12:16.0.1-0ubuntu22:17.0.0~b1-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~b2-0ubuntu22:17.0.0~b3-0ubuntu3 Show 16 moreShow less2:17.0.0~b3-0ubuntu42:17.0.0~rc1-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~rc2-0ubuntu12:17.0.0~rc3-0ubuntu12:17.0.0-0ubuntu12:17.0.1-0ubuntu12:17.0.3-0ubuntu12:17.0.4-0ubuntu12:17.0.5-0ubuntu12:17.0.5-0ubuntu22:17.0.6-0ubuntu12:17.0.7-0ubuntu12:17.0.7-0ubuntu22:17.0.9-0ubuntu12:17.0.9-0ubuntu32:17.0.10-0ubuntu2 |
2:17.0.10-0ubuntu2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-14433 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Openstack Nova, published August 6, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in nova 17.0.12.
References
launchpad.net/bugs/1837877
security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2019-003.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/06/6
usn.ubuntu.com/4104-1
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2631
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lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00018.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14433
github.com/openstack/nova/commit/298b337a16c0d10916b4431c436d19b3d6f5360e
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14433
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1721433
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2019/rhsa-2019_2622.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14433
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14433