{"id":"CVE-2015-8749","aliases":["GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8","PYSEC-2026-870"],"title":" OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError","summary":" OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError","severity":"medium","cvss":5.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","vendor":"nova","product":"nova","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["nova >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.1"],"patched":["nova 12.0.1"],"published":"2022-05-14","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8749"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8b289237ed6d53738c22878decf0c429301cf3d0"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/b2acc9fa864b6fe10bc0c5f3786b976b472b1b27"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/cf197ec2d682fb4da777df2291ca7ef101f73b77"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ef1ccdaca9512b88878155f7d8c2c77853d91252"},{"url":"https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1516765"},{"url":"https://github.com/openstack/nova"},{"url":"https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2016-002.html"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/8"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/9"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80189"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.02034,"epssPercentile":0.79953,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:48.304Z","slug":"CVE-2015-8749","body":"## Overview\n\nThe volume_utils._parse_volume_info function in OpenStack Compute (Nova) before 2015.1.3 (kilo) and 12.0.x before 12.0.1 (liberty) includes the connection_info dictionary in the StorageError message when using the Xen backend, which might allow attackers to obtain sensitive password information by reading log files or other unspecified vectors.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `nova >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `nova 12.0.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":33,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":32.5,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}