01 Record
CVE-2023-28434
MinIO is vulnerable to privilege escalation on Linux/MacOS
HighKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
MinIO is vulnerable to privilege escalation on Linux/MacOS
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-09-19. Federal remediation due 2023-10-10.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 7.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-03-22 20:44Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:15Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-03-15
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f461c7edad865c8b64ead6c6016913dfc0d273119d3cc16751fd2371d5d3b3e9
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-2pxw-r47w-4p8c
- github.comhttps://github.com/minio/minio/pull/16849
- github.comhttps://github.com/minio/minio/commit/67f4ba154a27a1b06e48bfabda38355a010dfca5
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28434