CVE-2023-28432 — MinIO Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Confirmed exploitation (CISA KEV)+35
- Public exploit/PoC (nuclei, metasploit, github)+20
- EPSS 84% (30-day exploitation probability)+15
- Technical severity (high)+6
- Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
CISA required action CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal deadline: May 12, 2023 — passed 1252 day(s) ago
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Minio Minio).
- Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
- The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (info disclosure), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 3.9 | 3.6 | security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 3.9 | 3.6 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.5 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
CISA KEV details CISA
CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.
CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.
Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates
Public code that demonstrates or tests the flaw raises the odds of mass exploitation — and Nuclei templates help find vulnerable assets in your environment.
- MinIO Bootstrap Verify Information Disclosure normal Mar 20, 2023
- MinIO敏感信息泄露漏洞批量扫描poc&exp ★ 37 Mar 24, 2023
- CVE-2023-28434 nuclei templates ★ 34 Mar 23, 2023
- CVE-2023-28432 POC ★ 15 Mar 24, 2023
- Automated vulnerability scanner for CVE-2023-28432 in Minio deployments, revealing sensitive environment variables. ★ 11 Sep 5, 2023
- MiniO verify interface sensitive information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2023-28432) ★ 10 Mar 23, 2023
- CVE-2023-28432 MinIO敏感信息泄露检测脚本 ★ 10 Mar 29, 2023
- CVE-2023-28432,minio未授权访问检测工具 ★ 7 Mar 24, 2023
- yTxZx/CVE-2023-28432 ★ 3 Oct 20, 2023
- 通过vulhub的复现过程实现了,基本的批量检测。比较垃圾但是勉强能用 ★ 2 Mar 27, 2023
- PoC MinIO vulnerability exploit ★ 2 Apr 13, 2024
Warning: public PoCs are sometimes disguised malware. Use them only for authorized testing in an isolated environment. This portal does not host exploit code — it only points to the sources.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 83.96%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Look for anomalous data read/export volumes and access to sensitive records.
- Hunt retroactively in logs from before Apr 21, 2023 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · minio/minio
- Source status changed · Published → Analyzed
- Record published
- Affected products added · minio/minio
- CVSS changed · 7.5
- Source status changed · → Published
- SSVC assessment updated
- Added to CISA KEV (detected)
- Record created in this database
- 2023
- Added to CISA KEV catalog
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
6 on the record
- github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-6xvq-wj2x-3h3q
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- www.greynoise.io/blog/openai-minio-and-why-you-should-always-use-docker-cli-scan-to-ke
- twitter.com/Andrew___Morris/status/1639325397241278464
- viz.greynoise.io/tag/minio-information-disclosure-attempt
- github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-42600 MinIO: Path Traversal via msgpack Body in `ReadMultiple` Storage-REST Endpoint May 11, 2026
- High CVE-2026-40344 MinIO has an Unauthenticated Object Write via Missing Signature Verification in Unsigned-Trailer Uploads Apr 21, 2026
- High CVE-2026-41145 MinIO has an Unauthenticated Object Write via Query-String Credential Signature Bypass in Unsigned-Trailer Uploads Apr 21, 2026
- Medium CVE-2026-39414 MinIO affected a DoS via Unbounded Memory Allocation in S3 Select CSV Parsing Apr 8, 2026
- High CVE-2026-34204 MinIO is Vulnerable to SSE Metadata Injection via Replication Headers Mar 31, 2026
- High CVE-2026-33419 MinIO: LDAP login brute-force via user enumeration and missing rate limit Mar 24, 2026
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2023-28432 is "MinIO Information Disclosure Vulnerability", rated High. It affects Minio (Minio); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 83.96% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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