CVE-2021-43858

HIGH

MinIO <RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

MinIO is a Kubernetes native application for cloud storage. Prior to version `RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z`, a malicious client can hand-craft an HTTP API call that allows for updating policy for a user and gaining higher privileges. The patch in version `RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z` changes the accepted request body type and removes the ability to apply policy changes through this API. There is a workaround for this vulnerability: Changing passwords can be disabled by adding an explicit `Deny` rule to disable the API for users.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC
by khuntor · poc
https://github.com/khuntor/CVE-2021-43858-MinIO
inthewild WORKING POC
poc
https://github.com/0rx1/cve-2021-43858

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.5312
EPSS Percentile 98.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-269 CWE-863
Status published
Products (1)
minio/minio < 2021-12-27t07-23-18z
Published Dec 27, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026