CVE-2023-28432

minio

Published 22 Mar 2023 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

7.5 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 Apr 2023, with a remediation deadline of 12 May 2023 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. In a cluster deployment starting with RELEASE.2019-12-17T23-16-33Z and prior to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z, MinIO returns all environment variables, including `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` and `MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD`, resulting in information disclosure. All users of distributed deployment are impacted. All users are advised to upgrade to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z.

References

github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z · Release Notes
github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-6xvq-wj2x-3h3q · Exploit, Vendor Advisory
twitter.com/Andrew___Morris/status/1639325397241278464 · Third Party Advisory
viz.greynoise.io/tag/minio-information-disclosure-attempt · Third Party Advisory
www.greynoise.io/blog/openai-minio-and-why-you-should-always-use-docker-cli-scan-to-keep-your-supply-chain-clean · Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-28432 · US Government Resource