CVE-2024-24747

MinIO unsafe default: Access keys inherit `admin` of root user, allowing privilege escalation

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Published Jan 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 34.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

MinIO is a High Performance Object Storage. When someone creates an access key, it inherits the permissions of the parent key. Not only for `s3:*` actions, but also `admin:*` actions. Which means unless somewhere above in the access-key hierarchy, the `admin` rights are denied, access keys will be able to simply override their own `s3` permissions to something more permissive. The vulnerability is fixed in RELEASE.2024-01-31T20-20-33Z.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

minio

minio

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< RELEASE.2024-01-31T20-20-33Z`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:minio:minio:2024-01-31t20-20-33z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-xx8w-mq23-29g4	Minio unsafe default: Access keys inherit `admin` of root user, allowing privilege escalation

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 34.1% (34.086% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/0ae4915a9391ef4b3ec80f5fcdcf24ee6884e776
https://github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2024-01-31T20-20-33Z
https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-xx8w-mq23-29g4

History

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Subscriptions

Minio Minio

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:28 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Jan 31, 2024, 10:10 PM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:28 PM
Reserved: Jan 29, 2024, 8:51 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:28 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 11:28 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 7:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 31, 2024, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 7:14 AM

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