CRITICAL
OpenStack Magnum passes OpenStack credentials into the Heat templates creating its instances
Published Jun 21, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
OpenStack Magnum passes OpenStack credentials into the Heat templates creating its instances. While these should just be used for retrieving the instances' SSL certificates, they allow full API access, though and can be used to perform any API operation the user is authorized to perform.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.88% 0.01883
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01883
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01883) | 78.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.87% (0.01867) | 76.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 4, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00349) | 57.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.86% (0.02859) | 85.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.38% (0.04375) | 81.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.62% (0.02623) | 84.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00822) | 82.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 19, 2024 | 1.50% (0.01505) | 87.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 2.09% (0.02086) | 89.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 1.94% (0.01944) | 87.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.04% (0.02041) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/magnum/+bug/1620536 x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998182 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9 Advisory
- https://github.com/openstack/magnum/commit/e93d82e8b3bc19211efd54edc17aebdca50670c1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7404
- https://opendev.org/openstack/magnum/commit/0bb0d6486d6771ee21bbf897a091b1aa59e01b22 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052053/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/magnum/+bug/1620536 | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998182 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openstack/magnum/commit/e93d82e8b3bc19211efd54edc17aebdca50670c1 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7404 | ||
| https://opendev.org/openstack/magnum/commit/0bb0d6486d6771ee21bbf897a091b1aa59e01b22 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210124052053/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467 | ||
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 21, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2016-7404
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-793V-R35J-9RP9 Updated n/a