In OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.3, tokens obtained via delegated authentication mechanisms (OAuth1 access tokens, application credentials, trusts) could be submitted to the token-method authentication path for reauthentication to escape their intended project scope. When an application credential token was presented with no explicit scope, Keystone would issue a new token scoped to the credential owner's default project rather than the project for which the credential was issued, bypassing the intended project boundary. All Keystone deployments that permit delegated authentication through OAuth1 access tokens, application credentials, or trusts are affected.

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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Escaped Project Scope via Delegated Authentication in Keystone keystone: keystone: Application credential tokens can escape project scope via token-method reauthentication
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:00:00 +0000

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Title Escaped Project Scope via Delegated Authentication in Keystone

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description In OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.3, tokens obtained via delegated authentication mechanisms (OAuth1 access tokens, application credentials, trusts) could be submitted to the token-method authentication path for reauthentication to escape their intended project scope. When an application credential token was presented with no explicit scope, Keystone would issue a new token scoped to the credential owner's default project rather than the project for which the credential was issued, bypassing the intended project boundary. All Keystone deployments that permit delegated authentication through OAuth1 access tokens, application credentials, or trusts are affected.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack keystone
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:keystone:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack keystone
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Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:37:45.384Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T21:29:29.109Z

Link: CVE-2026-80184

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:37:41.097Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-25T22:17:07.250

Modified: 2026-08-26T15:17:03.287

Link: CVE-2026-80184

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-25T15:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-80184 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T02:00:04Z

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