CVE-2026-22797 PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 09.01.2026 Published: 19.01.2026 Updated: 20.01.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.9

Product Status

Vendor OpenStack
Product keystonemiddleware
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 10.5.0 to 10.7.2 (excl.)
  • affected from 10.8.0 to 10.9.1 (excl.)
  • affected from 10.10.0 to 10.12.1 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing CWE