# CVE-2026-93854: In OpenStack Blazar before 17.0.1, the V2 lease API does not enforce object-level authorization on its update and delete operations (PUT /v2

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 15.1.1, 16.0.1, 17.0.1
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-22

## Affected

- OpenStack Blazar: from 1.0.0, fixed in 15.1.1; from 16.0.0, fixed in 16.0.1; from 17.0.0, fixed in 17.0.1

## Description

In OpenStack Blazar before 17.0.1, the V2 lease API does not enforce object-level authorization on its update and delete operations (PUT /v2/leases/{lease_id} and DELETE /v2/leases/{lease_id}). The policy authorize() wrapper attempts to load the target lease to build the authorization target from its owner, but it looks up the lease under the keyword "lease_id" whereas the controller methods name the parameter "id" (and the wsme_pecan.wsexpose wrapper delivers it positionally). The lookup returns None, and thus authorization falls back to the requesting user's own project_id/user_id instead of the target lease owner. Any authenticated user who knows a lease ID can therefore modify or delete leases belonging to other users and projects, bypassing the intended ownership check.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenStack Blazar, upgrade to a fixed version (15.1.1, 16.0.1, 17.0.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://launchpad.net/bugs/2162719

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