{"id":"CVE-2024-40767","aliases":["PYSEC-2026-1709"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2024-40767","summary":"OpenStack Nova vulnerable to unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data ","details":"In OpenStack Nova before 27.4.1, 28 before 28.2.1, and 29 before 29.1.1, by supplying a raw format image that is actually a crafted QCOW2 image with a backing file path or VMDK flat image with a descriptor file path, an authenticated user may convince systems to return a copy of the referenced file's contents from the server, resulting in unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data. All Nova deployments are affected. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2022-47951 and CVE-2024-32498.","published":"2024-07-24T06:31:10Z","modified":"2026-07-07T17:56:30.078278926Z","cvss":{"score":6.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"nova","fixedVersion":null},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"nova","fixedVersion":null},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"nova","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40767"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2071734"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00017.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/nova/+/924731"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.openstack.org"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2024-002.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/23/2"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-07T17:56:30.078278926Z"}}