High

An issue was discovered in the routes middleware in OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.2.1, and 18.x before 18.1.1. By making API requests involving nonexistent controllers, an authentica

  • Disclosed: 08.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:20

An issue was discovered in the routes middleware in OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.2.1, and 18.x before 18.1.1. By making API requests involving nonexistent controllers, an authenticated user may cause the API worker to consume increasing amounts of memory, resulting in API performance degradation or denial of service.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) neutron < 16.4.1, >= 17.0.0, < 17.2.1, >= 18.0.0, < 18.1.1 16.4.1, 17.2.1, 18.1.1

References

CVSS score 6.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-772
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
neutron
Disclosed
08.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 12:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-cpx3-696p-3cw9 - CC BY 4.0

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-329 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: neutron

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (21) in the archive
Total entries
21
First → latest
09.2018 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 9
  • Medium 9
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 2
  2. 2019: 2
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 4
  5. 2022: 8
  6. 2023: 2
  7. 2024: 1
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 2
Severity:
  1. High · 8.2 CVE-2016-5363 < 7.1.0, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.0 7.1.0, 8.1.0
  2. High · 8.2 CVE-2016-5362 < 7.0.5, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1 7.0.5, 8.1.1
  3. Critical · 9.1 CVE-2015-8914 < 7.0.5, >= 8.0.0, < 8.1.1 7.0.5, 8.1.1
  4. An issue was discovered in the routes middleware in OpenStack Neutron before 16.4.1, 17.x before 17.2.1, and 18.x before 18.1.1. By making API requests involving nonexistent controllers, an authentica this entry
    High · 6.5 CVE-2021-40797 < 16.4.1, >= 17.0.0, < 17.2.1, >= 18.0.0, < 18.1.1 16.4.1, 17.2.1, 18.1.1

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