High [CVE-2026-80184] Application credential tokens can escape project scope via token-method reauthentication
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-80184.
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Summary
A flaw was found in OpenStack Keystone where an application credential token can escape its intended project scope through token-method reauthentication. Keystone rejects an explicit scope change for an application credential token, but an omitted scope falls through to the owner's default project.
If the owner has roles on that default project, Keystone issues a new token scoped there while still carrying the original application credential identity. Custom Keystone authentication plugins are subject to the same incomplete rescope guard.
This allows a limited-scope application credential for one project to access another project within the owner's role assignments. This vulnerability is rated as Important because an authenticated user with an application credential can escape the credential's project binding through token reauthentication and access the owner's default project.
Application credential reauthentication only becomes practically exploitable from Keystone 27.0.1 on the 27.x stable line, and from 28.0.0 on the 28.x line. On earlier versions, exchanging an application credential token fails before a new token is issued.
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, 17.1, and 18.0 (including RHOSO) ship openstack-keystone versions below 27.0.1 and are not affected.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation checklist
- Set the following in keystone.conf to prevent exchanging a scoped token for a token with a different project scope: [token] allow_rescope_scoped_token = False This blocks the application-credential default-project fallback. It also prevents Horizon project switching for users who authenticate with a scoped token. This setting does not disable application credentials themselves.
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