Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 (python-webob) security update
Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Sep 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 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an update for the python-webob package for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:6775. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified.
Description
A security update for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0 addresses an open redirect vulnerability in the python-webob package. The issue arises from WebOb's location header normalization during HTTP redirects, which can lead to open redirect behavior. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-42353 and has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security.