What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68705?

CVE-2025-68705 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Rustfs are affected by CVE-2025-68705?

Organizations using Rust. In face critical risk from CVE-2025-68705, a path traversal vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-68705?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-68705. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.0%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-68705?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems running Rust. In and apply vendor patches immediately. Review file handling controls and restrict upload directories.

Rustfs CVE-2025-68705

CRITICAL

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2026-01-07 security-advisories@github.com

GHSA-pq29-69jg-9mxc

Path Traversal Rustfs

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jan 16, 2026 - 19:29 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch released

Jan 16, 2026 - 19:29 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Jan 07, 2026 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. In versions 1.0.0-alpha.13 to 1.0.0-alpha.78, RustFS contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-alpha.79.

AnalysisAI

RustFS (alpha.13 to alpha.78) has a path traversal in /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream that allows reading arbitrary files on the server. PoC available, fixed in alpha.79.

Technical ContextAI

The /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream endpoint does not properly validate file paths (CWE-22), allowing directory traversal sequences (../) to access files outside the intended storage directory. This can expose configuration files, credentials, and other sensitive data.