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TI-2026-76879 Aliases CVE-2026-113466GHSA-q95x-chg5-qwqh

Hard-coded cryptographic key in MinIO Embedded Console

Priority HIGH 70CWE-320Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.

Summary

The Embedded Console component of MinIO up to RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z is affected. The SessionTokenAuthenticate function uses a hard-coded cryptographic key (CWE-321). A remote attacker can launch the attack without privileges or user interaction. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

A security vulnerability has been detected in MinIO up to RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z. This issue affects the function globalDeploymentID/SessionTokenAuthenticate of the file cmd/common-main.go of the component Embedded Console. Such manipulation leads to use of hard-coded cryptographic key . It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00377 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—MinIORELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z—No fix listedCNA
  • MinIO Vendor— Affected RELEASE.2025-10-15T17-29-55Z Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:minio:minio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——MinIO
  • cpe:2.3:a:minio:minio:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·MinIO

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for MinIO. The maintainer no longer supports the affected products.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-20 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-113466
  2. 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-q95x-chg5-qwqh

References

Exploit 1

Sources

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