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RustFS CVE-2026-47136

| EUVDEUVD-2026-32993 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-05-28 GitHub_M
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · GitHub Advisory
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify RustFS console listener address and port
  2. Exploit
    Send unauthenticated HTTP GET /rustfs/console/license
  3. Impact
    Receive JSON response with license subject and expiration timestamp

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must be able to reach the RustFS console listener over the network - the console listener port must be accessible from the attacker's network position. No credentials are required (CVSS PR:N confirmed); any HTTP client suffices. The vulnerability is present on the console listener interface specifically; if the console listener is bound only to localhost or a restricted management network and not exposed to untrusted segments, exploitation from external or unprivileged internal positions is prevented. Exploitation is limited to read-only disclosure of license metadata (subject and expiration timestamp) - there is no path to credential theft, data exfiltration, or service disruption from this endpoint alone.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N with VC:L/VI:N/VA:N confirms the attack is network-accessible, requires no authentication, no user interaction, and no special attack conditions - but confidentiality impact is explicitly rated Low, and integrity and availability are unaffected. EPSS data was not provided in the available intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog and no POC has been reported, indicating no confirmed or widespread active exploitation at time of analysis. The practical operational impact is constrained by the sensitivity of the exposed data: license subject and expiration timestamp are software licensing metadata, not credentials, API keys, or user data. Organizations with commercially sensitive licensing arrangements may have heightened concern, but for most deployments this represents a low-priority informational exposure. SSVC signals: exploitation status is unproven; attack is automatable (trivial HTTP GET); technical impact is partial and narrow. This is not a high-operational-priority issue absent evidence of exploitation, but it should be patched in the normal patch cycle given the trivial fix availability.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker on any network segment that can reach the RustFS console listener port issues a standard HTTP GET request to /rustfs/console/license using a common HTTP client such as curl. The server responds immediately with a JSON payload containing the license subject and expiration timestamp. No exploit toolkit, credential, or special protocol knowledge is required, making this trivially executable by anyone with network access to the console interface.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – May 28, 2026

Unauthenticated information disclosure in RustFS exposes parsed license metadata - including license subject and expiration timestamp - via the console endpoint GET /rustfs/console/license to any network client that can reach the console listener, with no credentials required. All RustFS releases prior to 1.0.0-beta.2 are affected. No active exploitation has been confirmed (not in CISA KEV) and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 4.0 confidentiality impact is rated Low given the non-sensitive nature of the disclosed data.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: 1.0.0-beta.2, confirmed by the GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-xp32-gxq2-3v52 (https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-xp32-gxq2-3v52). Upgrade RustFS to 1.0.0-beta.2 or later as the primary remediation. If an immediate upgrade is operationally infeasible, apply a network-level compensating control by restricting access to the RustFS console listener port using host-based firewall rules (e.g., iptables, nftables, cloud security groups) to permit only trusted administrative IP ranges; this eliminates network reachability for untrusted clients without modifying the application, but does not fix the underlying authentication gap and should be treated as temporary. Note that this compensating control does not protect against exploitation from within the permitted network segment, so insider threat exposure remains.

Affected VersionsENISA

rustfs < 1.0.0-beta.2

Affected Packages

euvd rustfs fix: 1.0.0-beta.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

RustFS is a distributed object storage system implemented in Rust, analogous in purpose to MinIO or S3-compatible backends. The vulnerability arises from a missing authentication enforcement on a REST endpoint registered to the console listener, a pattern described by CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to Unauthorized Actor). The endpoint /rustfs/console/license performs license metadata parsing and serializes the result as JSON, but no authentication middleware gates the route. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all versions of the rustfs application up to (but not including) the fixed release 1.0.0-beta.2. The console listener is likely a distinct port or interface from the primary data plane, which is a relevant architectural boundary for network-level compensating controls.

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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
May 28, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD
CVSS changed
May 28, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
6.9 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.2, the RustFS console endpoint GET /rustfs/console/license returns parsed license metadata without requiring authentication. The endpoint is registered on the console listener and returns JSON containing license information such as the license subject and expiration timestamp. Any client that can reach the console listener can query this endpoint without credentials. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.2.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 84% exploitable
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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