Critical severity · published Dec 16, 2024
CVE-2024-55949
Privilege escalation in IAM import API in MinIO
9.3
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MI
minio · minio
>= RELEASE.2022-06-25T15-50-16Z, < RELEASE.2024-12-13T22-19-12Z · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-55949
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-55949
github.com
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/580d9db85e04f1b63cc2909af50f0ed08afa965f
github.com
https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/f246c9053f9603e610d98439799bdd2a6b293427
github.com
https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/20756
github.com
https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-cwq8-g58r-32hg
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