High severity · published Jun 26, 2026
CVE-2026-55189
RustFS: FTP frontend skips IAM authorization on object reads
7.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. From 1.0.0-alpha.1 until 1.0.0-beta.9, when the FTP frontend is enabled, the FTP read and probe handlers dispatch directly to the storage backend without ever calling the IAM authorization function that the FTP write/list handlers (and the entire HTTP S3 path) use. As a result, any user who can authenticate to the FTP listener — including a user whose IAM policy contains an explicit Deny on s3:GetObject — can read (RETR) and stat (SIZE/MDTM) any object in any bucket, and probe any bucket (CWD), completely regardless of their IAM policy. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.9.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RU
rustfs · rustfs
>= 1.0.0-alpha.1, <= 1.0.0-beta.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55189
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55189
github.com
https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-3g29-xff2-92vp
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