Vulnerabilities in pkg:pypi/nova
PACKAGECVE-2026-46448 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.4) remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres) affecting OpenStack Nova libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves nova scheduler hint injection bypasses placement resource claims and scheduling constraints. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 32.2.1, 33.0.2.
pkg:pypi/nova
Vulnerability advisories affecting package pkg:pypi/nova. Select an advisory below to view technical details or fixes.
| Advisory ID | CVE / NVD | Severity | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-mfg3-p6m3-gjgr | CVE-2026-46448 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova: Nova scheduler hint injection bypasses Placement resource claims and scheduling constraints |
| GHSA-rwhr-h69g-8qmq | CVE-2012-5625 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Information leak in libvirt LVM-backed instances |
| GHSA-r4v4-w9pv-6fph | CVE-2024-32498 | HIGH | OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova vulnerable to arbitrary file access |
| GHSA-p258-xmh3-72pv | CVE-2014-0167 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via API requests |
| GHSA-m674-hmx2-ffhq | CVE-2013-2096 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) does not verify the virtual size of a QCOW2 image |
| GHSA-7h75-hwxx-qpgc | CVE-2022-47951 | MODERATE | OpenStack Cinder, glance, and Nova vulnerable to Path Traversal |
| GHSA-jv34-xvjq-ppch | CVE-2014-2573 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova VMWare driver leaks rescued images |
| GHSA-w429-xc55-hc48 | CVE-2014-0134 | LOW | OpenStack Nova host data leak to vm instance in rescue mode |
| GHSA-97fv-22hc-mrgj | CVE-2015-2687 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Access Control |
| GHSA-63fq-8fp9-vhwq | CVE-2013-1838 | HIGH | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Denial of service via a large number of calls to the addFixedIp function |
| GHSA-99rx-9x8v-9j8p | CVE-2013-7130 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova Live migration can leak root disk into ephemeral storage |
| GHSA-m454-cm7h-rqhh | CVE-2012-3360 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Directory traversal vulnerability |
| GHSA-cm54-3vvf-f5p8 | CVE-2012-3361 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Arbitrary file injection/corruption through directory traversal issues |
| GHSA-hq3f-9gf7-73r8 | CVE-2012-2101 | LOW | Openstack Compute (Nova) Denial of service via network request that triggers large number of iptables rules |
| GHSA-46r8-9cj7-pw6g | CVE-2012-2654 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Improper Input Validation |
| GHSA-pg64-r7rr-phv8 | CVE-2019-14433 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova Server Resource Faults Leak External Exception Details |
| GHSA-xc4g-7vw8-924h | CVE-2012-3447 | HIGH | Arbitrary file overwrite in OpenStack Nova |
| GHSA-c7w7-9c85-4qxv | CVE-2020-17376 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova Live migration fails to update persistent domain XML |
| GHSA-v725-c588-h936 | CVE-2022-37394 | LOW | OpenStack Nova Changing vnic_type breaks compute service restart |
| GHSA-43cm-73px-5v4m | CVE-2013-4278 | LOW | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Resource limit circumvention in Nova private flavors |
| GHSA-27q4-38qf-m25h | CVE-2013-4497 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute Nova Improper Access Control |
| GHSA-22w9-j288-8p9w | CVE-2013-6419 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Router metadata queries are not restricted by tenant |
| GHSA-pjvw-p2v5-wf6q | CVE-2012-1585 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Long server names grow nova-api log files significantly |
| GHSA-g63p-mfcm-54c4 | CVE-2014-8333 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova VMware instance leak potentially leading to compute DoS |
| GHSA-2w87-5qcj-j6gx | CVE-2013-4469 | LOW | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Denial of service due to improper validation of virtual size of QCOW2 image |
| GHSA-5644-2v3h-5w4x | CVE-2013-4463 | LOW | OpenStack Nova denial of service through compressed disk images |
| GHSA-49jv-37hm-6gfp | CVE-2016-2140 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova host data access through resize/migration |
| GHSA-c36r-g737-9qp8 | CVE-2015-8749 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Potential Xen connection password leak via StorageError |
| GHSA-qr62-r9xc-r2gj | CVE-2011-4596 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities |
| GHSA-ph2h-hh49-vh27 | CVE-2013-4185 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Denial of Service in network source security groups |
| GHSA-f4g4-cj8f-3cr9 | CVE-2017-7214 | CRITICAL | OpenStack Nova logs sensitive context from notification exceptions |
| GHSA-hrv9-4x4c-9jc8 | CVE-2013-6437 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova DoS through ephemeral disk backing files |
| GHSA-3vx7-xff6-h2vx | CVE-2015-3241 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova instance migration process does not stop when instance is deleted |
| GHSA-grp5-h379-j75x | CVE-2013-7048 | LOW | OpenStack Nova live snapshots use an insecure local directory |
| GHSA-w2wf-cgwh-vpqg | CVE-2017-16239 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Filter Scheduler Bypass |
| GHSA-ffmh-r67w-m88f | CVE-2017-18191 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova Denial of service attack on the compute host |
| GHSA-vq76-rxx3-4r4r | CVE-2017-17051 | HIGH | OpenStack Nova DoS by rebuilding the same instance with a new image multiple times |
| GHSA-hqfx-4x4w-vmwp | CVE-2011-3147 | LOW | Openstack nova qcow format could expose host filesystem information |
| GHSA-vcmv-6rxx-fh7r | CVE-2011-4076 | MODERATE | OpenStack Nova Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor |
| GHSA-j6xh-q826-55jw | CVE-2013-4179 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) vulnerable to denial of service via XML Entity Expansion attack |
| GHSA-xjmj-p278-4jp5 | CVE-2014-3517 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability |
| GHSA-92hc-c226-32q7 | CVE-2014-3608 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova)'s VMWare driver vulnerable to denial of service |
| GHSA-43hc-pwvx-pmfg | CVE-2014-3708 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) Denial of Service vulnerability |
| GHSA-x8xr-rm9r-7mvf | CVE-2015-0259 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) has Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity |
| GHSA-67rh-9p29-vrxr | CVE-2015-7713 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote attackers to bypass intended restriction |
| GHSA-mfmj-gwg3-vhw7 | CVE-2015-3280 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (nova) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service |
| GHSA-5mj6-643f-2g85 | CVE-2013-2256 | MODERATE | OpenStack Compute (Nova) allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information |
| GHSA-g2j5-7vgx-6xrx | CVE-2015-5162 | HIGH | OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova contain Uncontrolled Resource Consumption |
| GHSA-vqp6-j452-j6wp | CVE-2021-3654 | MODERATE | Open Redirect in CPython that affects users of OpenStack Nova |
CVE-2026-46448 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.4
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2026-46448
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected OpenStack Nova dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install nova>=Latest secure release
pip install nova>=32.2.1
pip install nova>=33.0.2
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show nova
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by CVE-2026-46448, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show nova
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of OpenStack Nova in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 32.2.1), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show nova command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres, where the product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource. In OpenStack Nova, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2026-46448 Affected OpenStack Nova Versions
3 component(s)References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"id" : "GHSA-mfg3-p6m3-gjgr",
"modified" : "2026-07-21T15:04:06Z",
"published" : "2026-06-16T21:32:01Z",
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"summary" : "OpenStack Nova: Nova scheduler hint injection bypasses Placement resource claims and scheduling constraints",
"details" : "## Affects\n\n- Nova: >=18.0.0 <31.3.1, >=32.0.0 <32.2.1, >=33.0.0 <33.0.2\n\n\n## Description\nErichen from the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of \nSciences reported that Nova's server create API does not strip internal \nscheduler hints. An authenticated user can bypass Placement resource \nclaims and scheduling constraint enforcement, including availability \nzone, host aggregate, and image trait restrictions. The resulting \ninstance has no Placement allocation, which can lead to compute node \nresource exhaustion and cross-tenant data persistence on NVMe devices \nafter instance deletion. Deployments running Nova 18.0.0 or later are \naffected.\n\n\n\n## Patches\n\n- https://review.opendev.org/993604 (2025.1/epoxy)\n- https://review.opendev.org/993603 (2025.2/flamingo)\n- https://review.opendev.org/993602 (2026.1/gazpacho)\n- https://review.opendev.org/993601 (2026.2/hibiscus)\n\n\n## Credits\n- Erichen from Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of \nSciences (CVE-2026-46448)",
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