---
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'
---

## Overview

The 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.

## Affected packages

- `nova >= 12.0.0, < 12.0.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `nova 12.0.1`