---
id: CVE-2011-4596
aliases:
  - GHSA-qr62-r9xc-r2gj
  - PYSEC-2026-881
title: OpenStack Nova Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities
summary: OpenStack Nova Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities
severity: medium
vendor: nova
product: nova
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - nova < 12.0.0a0
patched:
  - nova 12.0.0a0
published: '2022-05-14'
updated: '2026-07-07'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qr62-r9xc-r2gj'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4596'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/76363226bd8533256f7795bba358d7f4b8a6c9e6
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/ad3241929ea00569c74505ed002208ce360c667e
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/885167'
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/894755'
  - url: 'https://github.com/openstack/nova'
  - url: 'https://lists.launchpad.net/openstack/msg06105.html'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.01761
epssPercentile: 0.76698
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:52.475Z'
---

## Overview

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in OpenStack Nova before 2011.3.1, when the EC2 API and the S3/RegisterImage image-registration method are enabled, allow remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted (1) tarball or (2) manifest.

## Affected packages

- `nova < 12.0.0a0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `nova 12.0.0a0`