CVE-2026-97404
CRITICALDescription
In OpenStack Zaqar before 22.0.2, WSGI transport mishandles the URL-Signature header. By sending a request with an empty URL-Signature header, an unauthenticated remote attacker who knows a target project's UUID may bypass both Keystone authentication and pre-signed URL verification, resulting in the ability to read, enumerate, create, and delete that project's queues, messages, claims, and subscriptions. By additionally claiming an administrative role, the attacker may also perform administrative operations, such as managing pools and flavors in admin_mode deployments. Only deployments using the WSGI transport with an authentication strategy configured are affected; the websocket transport is not affected.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-348 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-59951 | Critical | 9.1 | 4.3% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-31813 | Critical | 9.8 | 3.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-45410 | Critical | 9.8 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21373 | High | 7.5 | 1.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21374 | High | 8.1 | 1.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-2255 | High | 7.5 | 0.9% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-97404?
Upgrade zaqar on debian unstable to 23.0.0~rc1-3 or later.
Is CVE-2026-97404 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-97404 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.27% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 17% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-97404?
CVE-2026-97404 has a CVSS v4 base score of 9.2, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-97404 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for zaqar (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-26.