CVE-2024-32498

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Cinder through 24.0.0, Glance before 28.0.2, and Nova before 29.0.3. Arbitrary file access can occur via custom QCOW2 external data. By supplying a crafted QCOW2 image that references a specific data file path, an authenticated user may convince systems to return a copy of that file's contents from the server, resulting in unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data. All Cinder and Nova deployments are affected; only Glance deployments with image conversion enabled are affected.

Published: 2024-07-04 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-32498 is rated Moderate Risk (45/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-32498

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 0.21% 0.83% +0.61%
2 2025-12-16 0.11% 0.21% +0.11%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-32498

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-32498

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-32498

GHSA-r4v4-w9pv-6fph · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova vulnerable to arbitrary file access

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-32498

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-32498 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 3 source packages (cinder, glance, nova), 15 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 15. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-32498
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-32498
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-32498 medium priority: Ubuntu including 3 source packages (cinder, glance, nova), 30 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): released 21, needs-triage 7, needed 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-32498

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-32498

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openstack cinder < 22.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack cinder >= 23.0.0, < 23.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack cinder 24.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:cinder:24.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack glance < 26.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:glance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack glance >= 28.0.0, < 28.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:glance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack glance 27.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:glance:27.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack nova < 27.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack nova >= 28.0.0, < 28.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openstack nova >= 29.0.0, < 29.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-32498

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