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.
CVE-2026-97404
CRITICALPre-NVD 9.29.2Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This critical-severity CVE scores 9.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
9.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 9.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.2
- EG Score
- 9.2(low)
- EG Risk
- 46(Track)EG Risk 46/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity92% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 24, 2026
Last Modified
September 24, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 24, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Bug #2164987 “[OSSA-2026-042] Empty URL-Signature header bypasse...” : Bugs : zaqar
https://launchpad.net/bugs/2164987Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-97404(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-25 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-25 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-25 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-24 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-24 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-24 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-24 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-24 14:47 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-97404?
CVE-2026-97404 is a critical vulnerability published on September 24, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-97404 disclosed?
CVE-2026-97404 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-97404?
CVE-2026-97404 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.2 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-97404?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-97404, 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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