# CVE-2025-32963: Minio Operator uses Kubernetes apiserver audience for AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity STS

- Also known as: GO-2025-3637, GHSA-7M6V-Q233-Q9J9
- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.1.0
- Published: 2025-04-22 · Updated: 2026-01-23

## Affected

- minio operator: fixed in 7.1.0
- github.com/minio/operator (Go): all versions
- github.com/minio/operator (Go): fixed in 7.1.0

## Description

MinIO Operator STS is a native IAM Authentication for Kubernetes. Prior to version 7.1.0, if no audiences are provided for the `spec.audiences` field, the default will be of the Kubernetes apiserver. Without scoping, it can be replayed to other internal systems, which may unintentionally trust it. This issue has been patched in version 7.1.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on minio operator, github.com/minio/operator, upgrade to a fixed version (7.1.0) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/minio/operator/security/advisories/GHSA-7m6v-q233-q9j9
- https://github.com/minio/operator/commit/d586294d526bf0d8e6097225114655f68b0adcc5
- https://github.com/minio/operator/releases/tag/v7.1.0

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