CVE-2023-1633: A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican

Routine

MEDIUM 6.6WATCHLISTMITIGATEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-1633 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.6) affecting barbican, openstack platform. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican. This flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to read the configuration file, gaining access to sensitive credentials.

Why this priority

On your watchlist

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.6 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 91%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-200, CWE-522
Published	2023-09-24
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Red Hat, Inc. · Vendor: openstack · redhat

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-09-24 01:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

openstack barbican MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy barbican || rpm -q barbican || barbican --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

redhat openstack platform DOWNGRADE

Affected: 16.1 · 16.2 · 17.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 16.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy openstack-platform || rpm -q openstack-platform || openstack-platform --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 16.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison openstack-platform sudo apt install openstack-platform=<VERSION_BEFORE_16.1> sudo apt-mark hold openstack-platform

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list openstack-platform sudo dnf downgrade openstack-platform-<VERSION_BEFORE_16.1> sudo dnf versionlock add openstack-platform

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-1633?

barbican: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; openstack platform: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1633 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1633 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-1633 affect?

CVE-2023-1633 affects barbican, openstack platform. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.6). A credentials leak flaw was found in OpenStack Barbican. This flaw allows a local authenticated attacker to read the configuration file, gaining access to sensitive credentials.

How urgent is CVE-2023-1633?

Priority 30/100. On your watchlist

Software pages

OpenStack vulnerabilities

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