In OpenStack Swift before 2.37.2, proxy-server does not strip internal update headers (X-Container-Host, X-Container-Device, X-Delete-At-Host, X-Delete-At-Device) from client requests before forwarding them to object-servers. An authenticated user with write access can inject these headers to redirect container update requests to an attacker-controlled server, enabling server-side request forgery. The SSRF requests expose internal cluster metadata including storage policy indexes, partition mappings, device names, and when at rest encryption is enabled, cipher text and initialization vectors for the container-level encryption key. The attacker can also cause "ghost listings" in arbitrary containers via the shard-range redirect mechanism.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
OpenStack Swift unaffected
Version Status Constraints
2.0.0 affected < 2.35.3
2.36.0 affected < 2.36.2
2.37.0 affected < 2.37.2

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https://launchpad.net/bugs/2150261 cve-icon
https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-024.html cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/06/23/5 cve-icon
History

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Title SSRF via Unstripped Internal Headers in OpenStack Swift Proxy Server

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description In OpenStack Swift before 2.37.2, proxy-server does not strip internal update headers (X-Container-Host, X-Container-Device, X-Delete-At-Host, X-Delete-At-Device) from client requests before forwarding them to object-servers. An authenticated user with write access can inject these headers to redirect container update requests to an attacker-controlled server, enabling server-side request forgery. The SSRF requests expose internal cluster metadata including storage policy indexes, partition mappings, device names, and when at rest encryption is enabled, cipher text and initialization vectors for the container-level encryption key. The attacker can also cause "ghost listings" in arbitrary containers via the shard-range redirect mechanism.
First Time appeared Openstack
Openstack swift
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openstack:swift:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openstack
Openstack swift
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-23T17:38:26.623Z

Reserved: 2026-06-04T04:51:16.073Z

Link: CVE-2026-50221

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T17:35:50.922Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-23T19:00:07Z

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