Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : OpenStack Aodh and Watcher vulnerability (USN-8870-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8870-1 advisory. Chen YuXiang discovered that OpenStack Aodh did not correctly enforce project scoping in its alarm list API and that the...

USN-8870-1 aodh, watcher vulnerability

Chen YuXiang discovered that OpenStack Aodh did not correctly enforce project scoping in its alarm list API and that the OpenStack Watcher webhook trigger endpoint did not apply authorization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive alarm metadata or trigger unauthorized...

USN-8870-1: OpenStack Aodh and Watcher vulnerability

Chen YuXiang discovered that OpenStack Aodh did not correctly enforce project scoping in its alarm list API and that the OpenStack Watcher webhook trigger endpoint did not apply authorization. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive alarm metadata or trigger unauthorized...

CVE-2026-76878

A flaw was found in OpenStack Aodh and Watcher. In Aodh, the alarm listing API does not correctly enforce project scope when the allprojects query parameter is present with a false value. A non-admin authenticated user can list alarms belonging to other projects, potentially exposing alarm...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

CVE-2026-76878

CVE-2026-76878 affects OpenStack Aodh (before 22.0.1) and OpenStack Watcher (since Ussuri/Watcher 4.0.0). In Aodh, the alarm list API checks for the presence of the all_projects key rather than its value, so setting it to false removes the key and skips project-scoping logic. A non-admin user wit...

CVE-2026-76878: Function Call With Incorrect Variable or Reference as Argument

In OpenStack Aodh before 22.0.1, the alarm list API bypasses project scoping when the allprojects query parameter is set to false. The API checks for the presence of the allprojects key rather than its value; a true value enforces the administrator-only policy, but a false value removes the key a...

PT-2026-78838

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenStack Aodh versions prior to 22.0.1 OpenStack Watcher versions 4.0.0 and later Description In OpenStack Aodh, the alarm list API fails to properly enforce project scoping when the all projects query parameter is set to false. The system...