Description

MinIO is a high-performance, S3 compatible object store, open sourced under GNU AGPLv3 license. Minio is subject to a privilege escalation in IAM import API, all users are impacted since MinIO commit `580d9db85e04f1b63cc2909af50f0ed08afa965f`. This issue has been addressed in commit `f246c9053f9603e610d98439799bdd2a6b293427` which is included in RELEASE.2024-12-13T22-19-12Z. There are no workarounds possible, all users are advised to upgrade immediately.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-55949

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.3

Affected Products

Vendor: minio

Product: minio

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.83% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-cwq8-g58r-32hg
https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/20756
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/580d9db85e04f1b63cc2909af50f0ed08afa965f
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/f246c9053f9603e610d98439799bdd2a6b293427

Timeline