# CVE-2026-42999: keystone: An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2

CVE-2026-42999 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by keystone 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2, released May 28, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42999
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (high)
- EPSS: 0.0033
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: May 28, 2026

## Description

An issue was discovered in OpenStack Keystone before 29.0.2. The Keystone RBAC policy enforcer in enforce_call unconditionally merges the raw JSON request body into the policy enforcement dictionary via policy_dict.update(json_input.copy()), overwriting trusted target data that was previously set from database lookups. Because flask.request.get_json is called with force=True, this works regardless of Content-Type or HTTP method. Any authenticated user can inject arbitrary policy target attributes (e.g., user_id, project_id) into the request body to bypass RBAC checks and perform unauthorized operations on resources belonging to other users or projects. This was introduced in commit 5ea59f52 (Rocky/14.0.0).

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | keystone Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2:22.0.2-0+deb12u3 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42999](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-42999.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2:27.0.0-3+deb13u4 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42999](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-42999.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Debian 14 | 2:29.0.1-2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42999](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-42999.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4 | [keystone 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-keystone-2-21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4 | [keystone 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-keystone-2-25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3 | [keystone 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-keystone-2-28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 | [keystone 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-keystone-2-29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2.md) | May 28, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone-common Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4 | [keystone-common 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-keystone-common-2-21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone-common Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4 | [keystone-common 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-keystone-common-2-25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone-common Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3 | [keystone-common 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-keystone-common-2-28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | keystone-common Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 | [keystone-common 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-keystone-common-2-29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2.md) | May 28, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-keystone Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4 | [python3-keystone 2:21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-python3-keystone-2-21.0.1-0ubuntu2.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-keystone Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4 | [python3-keystone 2:25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-python3-keystone-2-25.0.0-0ubuntu1.4.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-keystone Ubuntu 25.10 (questing) | 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3 | [python3-keystone 2:28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-questing-python3-keystone-2-28.0.0-0ubuntu1.3.md) | Jun 24, 2026 |
| Linux | python3-keystone Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) | 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2 | [python3-keystone 2:29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-resolute-python3-keystone-2-29.0.0-0ubuntu1.2.md) | May 28, 2026 |

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