Vulnerability Report

CVE-2013-6426

Title: Openstack Heat

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2013-6426.

CWE Category CWE-264

Published Date Dec 14, 2013

Modified Date Jun 17, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 4.0 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

1.03%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2013-6426: The 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.

Impacted Vendors

frontrange 1

openstack 1

Reference Links

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243 https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0090.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/11/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64243 https://bugs.launchpad.net/heat/+bug/1256049 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89658

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

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

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2013-6426 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

June 17, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 14, 2013 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.