CVE-2012-4456: PYSEC-2026-832 - OpenStack Keystone Improper Authentication vulnerability

CVE-2012-4456 · Severity: info · Published 2026-07-06

OpenStack Keystone Improper Authentication vulnerability

Technologies: keystone (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-4456 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-4456 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-4456?
Informational severity, published 6 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
keystone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2012.1,fixed=2012.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-4456?
Yes. keystone (PyPI): upgrade to 2012.1.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-4456?
Check whether you run keystone (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • keystone (PyPI): upgrade to 2012.1.2 or later
    pip install "keystone>=2012.1.2"

Affected products

  • keystone (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2012.1,fixed=2012.1.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-4456
  • GHSA-mf98-r2gf-2x3w
  • PYSEC-2026-832

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