# CVE-2020-11012: Authentication bypass MinIO Admin API

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z
- Published: 2020-04-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- minio: fixed in RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on minio, upgrade to a fixed version (RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-xv4r-vccv-mg4w
- https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/9422
- https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/4cd6ca02c7957aeb2de3eede08b0754332a77923
- https://github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2020-04-23T00-58-49Z

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