An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3, 14.x through 14.0.4, and 15.x through 15.0.1.
An issue was discovered in exception_wrapper.py in OpenStack Nova 13.x through 13.1.3, 14.x through 14.0.4, and 15.x through 15.0.1. Legacy notification exception contexts appearing in ERROR level logs may include sensitive information such as account passwords and authorization tokens.
- Published
- Mar 21, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.3% · 83th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-532
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.3%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openstack | nova | cpe:2.3:a:openstack:nova |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openstack nova13.0.0
- openstack nova13.1.0
- openstack nova13.1.1
- openstack nova13.1.2
- openstack nova13.1.3
- openstack nova14.0.0
- openstack nova14.0.1
- openstack nova14.0.2
- openstack nova14.0.3
- openstack nova14.0.4
- openstack nova15.0.0
- openstack nova15.0.1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | nova | before 2:14.0.0-4 | 2:14.0.0-4 |
| PyPI | nova | from 13.0.0 · before 13.1.4 | 13.1.4 |
| PyPI | nova | from 13.0.0 · before 13.1.4 | 13.1.4 |
| PyPI | nova | from 14.0.0 · before 14.0.5 | 14.0.5 |
| PyPI | nova | from 14.0.0 · before 14.0.5 | 14.0.5 |
| PyPI | nova | from 15.0.1 · before 15.0.2 | 15.0.2 |
| PyPI | nova | from 15.0.1 · before 15.0.2 | 15.0.2 |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-api | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-cells | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-cert | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-common | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-compute | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-conductor | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-console | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-migration | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-network | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-novncproxy | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-placement-api | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-scheduler | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-serialproxy | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | openstack-nova-spicehtml5proxy | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | python-nova | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
| Red Hat:openstack:10::el7 | python-nova-tests | before 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost | 1:14.0.6-2.el7ost |
+34
Same product
openstack: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-17051An issue was discovered in the default FilterScheduler in OpenStack Nova 16.0.3.35Monitor
- CVE-2026-46448In OpenStack Nova before 33.0.2, the server create API does not strip certain hint data.34Monitor
- CVE-2020-17376An issue was discovered in Guest.migrate in virt/libvirt/guest.py in OpenStack Nova before 19.3.1, 20.x before 20.3.1, and 21.0.0.34Monitor
- CVE-2011-3147qcow format could expose host filesystem information34Monitor
- CVE-2026-24708An issue was discovered in OpenStack Nova before 30.2.2, 31 before 31.2.1, and 32 before 32.1.1.32Monitor
- CVE-2021-3654A vulnerability was found in openstack-nova's console proxy, noVNC.32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:nova | 2:14.0.0-4 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:nova | 13.1.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:nova | 14.0.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:nova | 15.0.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-api | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-cells | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-cert | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-common | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-compute | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-conductor | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-console | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-migration | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-network | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-novncproxy | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:openstack-nova-scheduler | 1:13.1.4-1.el7ost · Red Hat:openstack:9::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-ceilometer | 7.0.4~a0~dev7-3.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-ceilometer-doc | 7.0.4~a0~dev7-3.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-cinder | 9.1.5~a0~dev1-3.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-cinder-doc | 9.1.5~a0~dev1-3.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-dashboard | 10.0.4~a0~dev2-3.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-glance | 13.0.1~a0~dev6-3.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-glance-doc | 13.0.1~a0~dev6-3.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-heat | 7.0.4~a0~dev4-4.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-heat-doc | 7.0.4~a0~dev4-4.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-keystone | 10.0.2~a0~dev2-6.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-keystone-doc | 10.0.2~a0~dev2-6.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| SUSE:openstack-magnum | 3.1.2~a0~dev22-13.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log FileCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96998
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1508
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1595
- launchpad.net/bugs/1673569
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.