Description
An issue in the VMware datastore driver of OpenStack glance_store. When an authenticated attacker provides a maliciously crafted image location URI pointing to an external server, the _retry_request function fails to validate the destination host before attaching sensitive authentication headers.
Published: 2026-09-25
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-918
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An issue in the VMware datastore driver of OpenStack glance_store. When an authenticated attacker provides a maliciously crafted image location URI pointing to an external server, the _retry_request function fails to validate the destination host before attaching sensitive authentication headers.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-25T16:24:13.761Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-51773

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-25T13:17:14.673

Modified: 2026-09-25T17:17:08.900

Link: CVE-2026-51773

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