CVE-2024-24747

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

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 31, 2024 at 10:10 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMinIO

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 34%
SSVC
PoC

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < RELEASE.2024-01-31T20-20-33Z2024-1-31t20-20-33z
Affected range stops below RELEASE.2024-01-31T20-20-33Z, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.8HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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