CVE-2020-11012: minio
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-11012 is a critical (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in minio. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 2Timeline
- 23-04-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
MinIO versions before RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z have an authentication bypass issue in the MinIO admin API. Given an admin access key, it is possible to perform admin API operations i.e. creating new service accounts for existing access keys - without knowing the admin secret key. This has been fixed and released in version RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.87% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-305Authentication Bypass by Primary WeaknessThe authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.
- CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsThe product does not handle or incorrectly handles an exceptional condition.
Affected systems
Chainguard2 products
- minioAll versions (No fix recorded)
- minio-iamguarded-2025-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wolfi2 products
- minioAll versions (No fix recorded)
- minio-iamguarded-2025-compatAll versions (No fix recorded)
Minio1 product
- minio< RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z | < 2020-04-23t00-58-49z
3 vendors · 5 products
References
4 links- github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-xv4r-vccv-mg4wX Refsource CONFIRMFIXPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/minio/minio/commit/4cd6ca02c7957aeb2de3eede08b0754332a77923X Refsource MISCFIXPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49ZX Refsource MISCAdvisoryThird Party Advisory