CVE-2016-7404 json
Openstack Magnum Unsafe Credential Handling
published 2019-06-21 7 y ago modified 2026-07-01 4 mo ago also GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9 , PYSEC-2026-437 , EUVD-2022-2957
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
OpenStack Magnum passes OpenStack credentials into the Heat templates creating its instances. While these should just be used for retrieving the instances' SSL certificates, they allow full API access, though and can be used to perform any API operation the user is authorized to perform.
Patch / fix
- pypi openstack-magnum 5.0.0
- magnum Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.1.1-5
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7404
- openstack-magnum OpenStack Cloud 7 3.1.2~a0~dev20-9.4
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1233-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7404 updated cvss 8.5
openstack-magnum: Magnum created instances have full API access to creating user's OpenStack account
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | openstack-magnum | <5.0.0 |
5.0.0 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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opendev.org
/openstack/magnum/commit/0bb0d6486d6771ee21bbf897a091b1aa59e01b22
web, patch, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.suse.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=998182
web, issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
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github.com
/openstack/magnum/commit/e93d82e8b3bc19211efd54edc17aebdca50670c1
web
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bugs.launchpad.net
/magnum/+bug/1620536
web, broken-link, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/98467
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7404
advisory
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github.com
/openstack/magnum
package
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web.archive.org
/web/20210124052053/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98467
web
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pypi.org
/project/openstack-magnum
package
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-7404
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-793v-r35j-9rp9
- NVD CVE-2016-7404
- OSV PYSEC-2026-437
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