---
id: CVE-2026-71198
title: >-
  In OpenStack Glance before 32.0.1, the location API does not validate
  destination hosts when adding an HTTP location to an image
summary: >-
  In OpenStack Glance before 32.0.1, the location API does not validate
  destination hosts when adding an HTTP location to an image. Unlike the
  web-download import path, the location API only checks the URL scheme and does
  not apply the imp…
severity: high
cvss: 7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: OpenStack
product: Glance
affected:
  - Glance >= 16.0.0 < 30.2.1
  - Glance >= 31.0.0 < 31.1.1
  - Glance >= 32.0.0 < 32.0.1
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T19:56:19.073'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71198'
references:
  - url: 'https://launchpad.net/bugs/2161330'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/03/2'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-038.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-71198.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-71198'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2524517'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71198'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71198'
  - url: 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/glance/+bug/2161330'
  - url: 'https://redhat.atlassian.net/browse/OSPRH-34480'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.0045
epssPercentile: 0.38905
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T14:40:32.174645Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.420Z'
scores:
  cna: 7
  vendor: 7.7
---

## Overview

In OpenStack Glance before 32.0.1, the location API does not validate destination hosts when adding an HTTP location to an image. Unlike the web-download import path, the location API only checks the URL scheme and does not apply the import_filtering_opts host restrictions. An authenticated user can add a location pointing to internal endpoints such as the cloud metadata service (169.254.169.254), and retrieve the response by downloading the image data. This affects both the new POST /v2/images/{id}/locations API and the old PATCH API when show_multiple_locations is enabled. Deployments with the HTTP store backend enabled are affected.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · no fix planned: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1, Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 · updated 2026-09-25 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-71198.json)