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.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-290 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystonemiddleware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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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. | |
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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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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-19T18:16:04.950
Modified: 2026-01-19T19:16:03.727
Link: CVE-2026-22797
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