Medium severity · published Aug 5, 2026
CVE-2026-71192
In OpenStack Swift through 2.38.0, the S3API middleware does not sanitize Swift-native control headers (X-Copy-From, X-Copy-From-Account) from S3 API requests when s3_acl=true
6.0
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In OpenStack Swift through 2.38.0, the S3API middleware does not sanitize Swift-native control headers (X-Copy-From, X-Copy-From-Account) from S3 API requests when s3_acl=true. An
attacker can inject these headers into a signed PUT request targeting their own bucket, causing Swift to perform a server-side copy from another tenant's private object. The source object authorization is bypassed because the S3API middleware has already authorized the request against the destination. The attacker can read any object whose project_id, container name, and object name are known, regardless of the source object's ACLs or ownership. This requires the non-default s3_acl=true configuration.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SW
Swift · OpenStack
2.18.0 before 2.35.4; 2.36.0 before 2.36.3; 2.37.0 before 2.37.3; 2.38.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71192
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71192
launchpad.net
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2158733
openwall.com
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/28/26
security.openstack.org
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-030.html
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