CVE-2024-32498: OpenStack Cinder, Glance, and Nova vulnerable to arbitrary file access
Affects cinderSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 17:27 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Jul 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| PyPIcinder | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| PyPIglance | Affected
| Fixed in– |
| PyPInova | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a fix is applied, restrict authenticated user permissions and disable image conversion in Glance if not required to reduce exposure.
Description
OpenStack components Cinder (up to 24.0.0), Glance (before 28.0.2), and Nova (before 29.0.3) contain a vulnerability allowing authenticated users to access arbitrary files on the server via crafted QCOW2 images. This issue affects all Cinder and Nova deployments, and Glance deployments only if image conversion is enabled. The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive data.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32498 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/78f85c1f9b20a067ef64d6451dee0228c3a0db5e (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/cinder/commit/d6a186945e03649343af55b46ed8dfe0dd326e40 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/glance/commit/22f0c9c6f98db1d93569e3edb800c271f35b0ef9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/glance/commit/2e65391744a82421bc6f026ee8f1f3550038f175 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/glance/commit/867d1dd8b6e4f5774257a98c7c33061fbbbde973 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/glance/commit/cc7d53adbecf85f3d7df78e7618fe8ab3a075c5f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/glance/commit/d607e78630cc9d1ca18b3a027322809c042f64df (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/openstack/nova/commit/657e86585cc57f84ab9b364dd189547d231d5927 (opens in a new tab)
- launchpad.net/bugs/2059809 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00016.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00017.html (opens in a new tab)
- security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2024-001.html (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/2 (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/02/2 (opens in a new tab)