CVE-2026-45043 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-45043: RustFS: ImportIam Allows Creation of Backdoor Service Accounts Under Any Parent Including Root

Vendor Rustfs
Product rustfs
Weakness CWE-269
Published May 29, 2026
Last update June 2, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.2, improper validation in the PUT /rustfs/admin/v3/import-iam endpoint allows a user with ImportIAMAction to create service accounts under arbitrary parent identities, including the root user (minioadmin). The endpoint accepts attacker-controlled parent, claims, accessKey, and secretKey values without enforcing privilege boundaries or sanitization. This enables privilege escalation to full administrative access using a persistent, attacker-defined credential. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.2.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 29, 2026 CVE published
June 2, 2026 Record updated