CVE-2013-6426

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6426
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-14 17:21:47 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe cloudformation-compatible API in OpenStack Orchestration API (Heat) before Havana 2013.2.1 and Icehouse before icehouse-2 does not properly enforce policy rules, which allows local in-instance users to bypass intended access restrictions and (1) create a stack via the CreateStack method or (2) update a stack via the UpdateStack method.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS: 0.003300000 probability, percentile 0.561710000 (date 2026-06-02)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openstack Heat All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - [OSSA 2013-034] Heat CFN policy rules not all enforced (CVE-2013-6426) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Bug #1256049 “[OSSA 2013-034] Heat CFN policy rules not all enfo...” : Bugs : heat af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Patch
OpenStack Heat CFN Policy CVE-2013-6426 Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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