CVE-2026-42999
OpenStack Keystone JSON Injection Vulnerability
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone RBAC policy enforcer in enforce_call unconditionally merges the raw JSON request body into the policy enforcement dictionary via policy_dict.update(json_input.copy()), overwriting trusted target data that was previously set from database lookups. Because flask.request.get_json is called with force=True, this works regardless of Content-Type or HTTP method. Any authenticated user can inject arbitrary policy target attributes (e.g., user_id, project_id) into the request body to bypass RBAC checks and perform unauthorized operations on resources belonging to other users or projects. This was introduced in commit 5ea59f52 (Rocky/14.0.0).
INFO
Published Date :
May 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 28, 2026, 7:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-42999
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update OpenStack Keystone to version 29.0.2 or later.
- Apply vendor-provided security patches for affected versions.
- Review and validate RBAC policy configurations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-42999.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148398 | |
| https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 28, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone RBAC policy enforcer in enforce_call unconditionally merges the raw JSON request body into the policy enforcement dictionary via policy_dict.update(json_input.copy()), overwriting trusted target data that was previously set from database lookups. Because flask.request.get_json is called with force=True, this works regardless of Content-Type or HTTP method. Any authenticated user can inject arbitrary policy target attributes (e.g., user_id, project_id) into the request body to bypass RBAC checks and perform unauthorized operations on resources belonging to other users or projects. This was introduced in commit 5ea59f52 (Rocky/14.0.0). Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-863 Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/keystone/+bug/2148398 Added Reference https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-015.html