CVE-2012-3542

NONECVSS 0.0
0.0
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  • No confirmed exploitation signals yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 2%CVSS: —Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly assigned to an open redirect issue, but the correct identifier for that issue is CVE-2012-3540.

CVSS v3
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EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
82.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 5, 2012

Last Modified

April 29, 2026

References (18)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntupython-keystone (2012.1+stable~20120824-a16a0ab9-0ubuntu2.1) @ precise2026-05-29ubuntu
redhatopenstack-keystone-0:2012.1.2-4.el62012-10-16redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
keystone12.0.2 ... 2011.3 (70 versions)c13d0ba606f7b2bdc609a7f388334e5efec3f3aa—

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2012-3542?
CVE-2012-3542 is a none vulnerability published on September 5, 2012. OpenStack Keystone, as used in OpenStack Folsom before folsom-rc1 and OpenStack Essex (2012.1), allows remote attackers to add an arbitrary user to an arbitrary tenant via a request to update the user's default tenant to the administrative API. NOTE: this identifier was originally incorrectly…
When was CVE-2012-3542 disclosed?
CVE-2012-3542 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 5, 2012, with the most recent update on April 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-3542 actively exploited?
CVE-2012-3542 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
How do I remediate CVE-2012-3542?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-3542, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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