CVE-2026-33551

openstack-keystone: OpenStack Keystone: Privilege escalation through EC2 credential creation

Published Apr 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 3.5 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone 14 through 26 before 26.1.1, 27.0.0, 28.0.0, and 29.0.0. Restricted application credentials can create EC2 credentials. By using a restricted application credential to call the EC2 credential creation API, an authenticated user with only a reader role may obtain an EC2/S3 credential that carries the full set of the parent user's S3 permissions, effectively bypassing the role restrictions imposed on the application credential. Only deployments that use restricted application credentials in combination with the EC2/S3 compatibility API (swift3 / s3api) are affected.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4611-1 keystone security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6331-1 keystone security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4phw-6824-6cfp OpenStack Keystone: Restricted application credentials can create EC2 credentials
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8433-1 OpenStack Keystone vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:27.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:28.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:29.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Restricted Application Credentials in OpenStack Keystone openstack-keystone: OpenStack Keystone: Privilege escalation through EC2 credential creation
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Restricted Application Credentials in OpenStack Keystone
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone 14 through 26 before 26.1.1, 27.0.0, 28.0.0, and 29.0.0. Restricted application credentials can create EC2 credentials. By using a restricted application credential to call the EC2 credential creation API, an authenticated user with only a reader role may obtain an EC2/S3 credential that carries the full set of the parent user's S3 permissions, effectively bypassing the role restrictions imposed on the application credential. Only deployments that use restricted application credentials in combination with the EC2/S3 compatibility API (swift3 / s3api) are affected.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack keystone
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack keystone
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 10, 2026, 1:50 PM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 10, 2026, 3:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 7, 2026, 3:00 PM