---
id: CVE-2017-12440
aliases:
  - GHSA-86cv-9gpx-6hwj
  - PYSEC-2026-619
title: Openstack Aodh can be used to launder Keystone trusts
summary: Openstack Aodh can be used to launder Keystone trusts
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
vendor: aodh
product: aodh
ecosystem: pip
affected:
  - aodh < 6.0.1
patched:
  - aodh 6.0.1
published: '2022-05-13'
updated: '2026-07-06'
source: OSV
sourceUrl: 'https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-86cv-9gpx-6hwj'
references:
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12440'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/aodh/commit/149d3ad2193b4d17df801f82a0a6be62dba564db
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/openstack/aodh/commit/92182de328d1f088c5f5a68326d2b207b21e06ea
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3227'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0315'
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossn/+bug/1649333'
  - url: 'https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493823'
  - url: 'https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493824'
  - url: 'https://review.openstack.org/#/c/493826'
  - url: 'http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3953'
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100455'
tags:
  - osv
  - pip
epss: 0.02211
epssPercentile: 0.81625
ingestedAt: '2026-07-08T18:25:47.311Z'
---

## Overview

Aodh as packaged in Openstack Ocata and Newton before change-ID I8fd11a7f9fe3c0ea5f9843a89686ac06713b7851 and before Pike-rc1 does not verify that trust IDs belong to the user when creating alarm action with the scheme trust+http, which allows remote authenticated users with knowledge of trust IDs where Aodh is the trustee to obtain a Keystone token and perform unspecified authenticated actions by adding an alarm action with the scheme trust+http, and providing a trust id where Aodh is the trustee.

## Affected packages

- `aodh < 6.0.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `aodh 6.0.1`