Description
In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (_is_subzone, _is_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to the target pool only. An authenticated user can bypass these checks by scheduling a zone to a different pool via the AttributeFilter scheduler, creating an overlapping zone that conflicts with another tenant's zone. This enables cross-tenant DNS hijack (redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled IPs) and DNS denial of service (NODATA responses). Exploitation requires a multi-pool deployment with AttributeFilter enabled in scheduler_filters, which is a non-default but documented and supported configuration for self-service tiering.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Cross‑Tenant DNS Hijack and Denial of Service via Designate Zone Creation

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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Description In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (_is_subzone, _is_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to the target pool only. An authenticated user can bypass these checks by scheduling a zone to a different pool via the AttributeFilter scheduler, creating an overlapping zone that conflicts with another tenant's zone. This enables cross-tenant DNS hijack (redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled IPs) and DNS denial of service (NODATA responses). Exploitation requires a multi-pool deployment with AttributeFilter enabled in scheduler_filters, which is a non-default but documented and supported configuration for self-service tiering.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack designate
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:designate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack designate
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H'}


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Openstack Designate
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T22:17:12.516Z

Reserved: 2026-08-05T05:09:31.046Z

Link: CVE-2026-71193

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-12T23:17:22.030

Modified: 2026-08-12T23:17:22.030

Link: CVE-2026-71193

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T02:15:02Z

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