GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — 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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3426 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.70% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.56% | 2.27% | +1.70% |
| 2 | 2026-02-14 | 0.21% | 0.56% | +0.35% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.21% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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6.8 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-xp97-6w7r-4cjc · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Keystone token expiration issues
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2012-3426 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (keystone), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3426 |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2012-3426 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (keystone), 7 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 3, ignored 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-3426 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | essex | — | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | horizon | folsom-1 | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:horizon:folsom-1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | keystone | 2012.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | keystone | 2012.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:2012.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |