CVE-2026-76878

aodh: python-watcher: aodh / python-watcher: cross-project alarm enumeration and webhook missing authorization

Published Aug 19, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the all_projects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the all_projects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key and skips the branch that normally restricts results to the caller's project. A non-admin user with the reader role can list alarms from all projects, exposing alarm actions containing trust webhook URLs, Heat signal endpoints, project IDs, and user IDs. The parameter can also be combined with a foreign project_id to target a specific project's alarms. A related concern is that OpenStack Watcher does not apply authorization to its webhook trigger endpoint. Any authenticated user who learns an audit's webhook URL, for example from this leaked Aodh alarm metadata, can start an EVENT audit and its associated action plan regardless of their own project or role. The webhook endpoint has lacked policy enforcement since its introduction in the Ussuri release (Watcher 4.0.0).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4894-1 watcher security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4895-1 aodh security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8870-1 OpenStack Aodh and Watcher vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack aodh
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack aodh
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Project Scoping in OpenStack Aodh Alarm List API aodh: python-watcher: aodh / python-watcher: cross-project alarm enumeration and webhook missing authorization
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Project Scoping in OpenStack Aodh Alarm List API
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the all_projects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the all_projects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key and skips the branch that normally restricts results to the caller's project. A non-admin user with the reader role can list alarms from all projects, exposing alarm actions containing trust webhook URLs, Heat signal endpoints, project IDs, and user IDs. The parameter can also be combined with a foreign project_id to target a specific project's alarms. A related concern is that OpenStack Watcher does not apply authorization to its webhook trigger endpoint. Any authenticated user who learns an audit's webhook URL, for example from this leaked Aodh alarm metadata, can start an EVENT audit and its associated action plan regardless of their own project or role. The webhook endpoint has lacked policy enforcement since its introduction in the Ussuri release (Watcher 4.0.0).
Weaknesses CWE-688
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 12, 2026, 5:05 AM
Reserved
Aug 19, 2026, 10:04 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 19, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 6:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 19, 2026, 3:00 PM