GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images
The v2 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4573.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5482 is rated Moderate Risk (52.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.72%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.32% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 1.40% | 2.72% | +1.32% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.42% | 1.40% | -1.01% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.42% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-vwr9-9f8v-vp5m · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Glance arbitrary deletion of non-protected images
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2012-5482 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (glance), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5482 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2012-5482 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (glance), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): DNE 2, not-affected 2, released 2. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-5482 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| openstack | essex | 2012.1 | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:essex:2012.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | folsom | 2012.2 | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:folsom:2012.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| openstack | image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\) | — | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:image_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |