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.
History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack glance-store
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack glance-store

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title glance-store: glance_store: glance_store: Information disclosure via unvalidated external image location URI
Weaknesses CWE-201
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-918
References
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

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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.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-51773

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

Modified: 2026-09-30T17:23:08.953

Link: CVE-2026-51773

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-51773 - Bugzilla