Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. When combined with an application credential impersonation vulnerability, an attacker with the member role on a project can escalate to admin by chaining unrestricted application credentials with Keystone trusts. The impersonated token carries the victim's identity, which passes the trustor validation check. Keystone then validates the delegated roles against the victim's actual role assignments in the database, not the roles on the requesting token. This allows the attacker to create a trust delegating the victim's admin role to themselves. The trust persists independently, and additional trusts and application credentials can be created to maintain access. All actions are logged under the victim's identity.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenStack | Keystone | 14.0.0 – < 27.0.2, 28.0.0 – < 28.0.2, 29.0.0 – < 29.0.2 | 27.0.2 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | keystone | 2:29.0.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | keystone | 2:27.0.0-3+deb13u4 | — |
| Debian 12 | keystone | 2:22.0.2-0+deb12u3 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | keystone | 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | keystone | 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | keystone | 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | keystone | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4 | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | keystone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | keystone | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | keystone | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 13 | python-keystone +1 | 1:13.0.4-10.el7ost | RHSA-2026:94039 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 13 | python-nova +15 | 1:17.0.13-43.el7ost | RHSA-2026:94039 |
| Red Hat OpenStack 13 | python-webob | 1.7.2-2.el7ost | RHSA-2026:94039 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | keystone | >= 14.0.0, < 27.0.2 | 27.0.2 | GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj |
| PyPI | keystone | >= 28.0.0, < 28.0.2 | 28.0.2 | GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj |
| PyPI | keystone | >= 29.0.0, < 29.0.2 | 29.0.2 | GHSA-q623-f4j4-p4xj |
| PyPI | keystone | >= 14.0.0, < 27.0.2 · >= 28.0.0, < 28.0.2 · >= 29.0.0, < 29.0.2 | 27.0.2, 28.0.2, 29.0.2 | PYSEC-2026-601 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2026:94039 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13.0 security advisory Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026