CVE-2026-71192

openstack-swift: openstack-swift: S3API cross-tenant object read via Swift-native header injection

Published Aug 5, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenStack Swift through 2.38.0, the S3API middleware does not sanitize Swift-native control headers (X-Copy-From, X-Copy-From-Account) from S3 API requests when s3_acl=true. An
attacker can inject these headers into a signed PUT request targeting their own bucket, causing Swift to perform a server-side copy from another tenant's private object. The source object authorization is bypassed because the S3API middleware has already authorized the request against the destination. The attacker can read any object whose project_id, container name, and object name are known, regardless of the source object's ACLs or ownership. This requires the non-default s3_acl=true configuration.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6449-1 swift security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title S3API Middleware Allows Unauthorized Server‑Side Copy in OpenStack Swift openstack-swift: openstack-swift: S3API cross-tenant object read via Swift-native header injection
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title S3API Middleware Allows Unauthorized Server‑Side Copy in OpenStack Swift
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In OpenStack Swift through 2.38.0, the S3API middleware does not sanitize Swift-native control headers (X-Copy-From, X-Copy-From-Account) from S3 API requests when s3_acl=true. An attacker can inject these headers into a signed PUT request targeting their own bucket, causing Swift to perform a server-side copy from another tenant's private object. The source object authorization is bypassed because the S3API middleware has already authorized the request against the destination. The attacker can read any object whose project_id, container name, and object name are known, regardless of the source object's ACLs or ownership. This requires the non-default s3_acl=true configuration.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack swift
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack swift
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 1:31 PM
Reserved
Aug 5, 2026, 5:05 AM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 5, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 3:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jul 28, 2026, 3:00 PM