CVE-2026-22797

critical

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

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/9

https://launchpad.net/bugs/2129018

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/9

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/16/2

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/15/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-01-19

Updated: 2026-01-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.9

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00105