An issue was discovered in OpenStack keystonemiddleware 10.5 through 10.7 before 10.7.2, 10.8 and 10.9 before 10.9.1, and 10.10 through 10.12 before 10.12.1. The external_oauth2_token middleware fails to sanitize incoming authentication headers before processing OAuth 2.0 tokens. By sending forged identity headers such as X-Is-Admin-Project, X-Roles, or X-User-Id, an authenticated attacker may escalate privileges or impersonate other users. All deployments using the external_oauth2_token middleware are affected.
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack keystonemiddleware
Weaknesses CWE-290
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack keystonemiddleware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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Description An issue was discovered in OpenStack keystonemiddleware 10.5 through 10.7 before 10.7.2, 10.8 and 10.9 before 10.9.1, and 10.10 through 10.12 before 10.12.1. The external_oauth2_token middleware fails to sanitize incoming authentication headers before processing OAuth 2.0 tokens. By sending forged identity headers such as X-Is-Admin-Project, X-Roles, or X-User-Id, an authenticated attacker may escalate privileges or impersonate other users. All deployments using the external_oauth2_token middleware are affected.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-19T18:08:40.994Z

Reserved: 2026-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-22797

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-01-19T18:16:04.950

Modified: 2026-01-19T19:16:03.727

Link: CVE-2026-22797

cve-icon Redhat

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