---
id: CVE-2013-7048
aliases:
  - GHSA-grp5-h379-j75x
  - PYSEC-2026-873
title: OpenStack Nova live snapshots use an insecure local directory
summary: OpenStack Nova live snapshots use an insecure local directory
severity: low
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-grp5-h379-j75x'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7048'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/75be5abd6b3fa0f7f27fe9c805f832cd41d44a5d
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/8a34fc3d48c467aa196f65eed444ccdc7c02f19f
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/nova/commit/9bd7fff8c0160057643cfc37c5e2b1cd3337d6aa
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/nova/+bug/1227027'
  - url: 'https://github.com/openstack/nova'
  - url: 'http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0231.html'
  - url: 'http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/13/2'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.00479
epssPercentile: 0.40397
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:49.900Z'
---

## Overview

OpenStack Compute (Nova) Grizzly 2013.1.4, Havana 2013.2.1, and earlier uses world-writable and world-readable permissions for the temporary directory used to store live snapshots, which allows local users to read and modify live snapshots.

## Affected packages

- `nova < 12.0.0a0`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `nova 12.0.0a0`