# CVE-2026-54330: Ceph RGW SigV4 handler accepts unsigned x-amz-\* headers on presigned requests, allowing privilege escalation

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 19.2.6, 20.2.4
- Published: 2026-08-27 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- ceph: from 19.0.0, fixed in 19.2.6; from 20.0.0, fixed in 20.2.4

## Description

Ceph is an open-source distributed storage platform providing object, block, and file storage. In versions prior to 20.2.4 and 19.2.6, the Ceph Object Gateway (RGW) SigV4 handler does not reject requests that carry x-amz-* headers absent from the signed header set, allowing anyone holding a presigned URL to attach arbitrary unsigned x-amz-* headers that RGW will honor. AWS S3 requires every x-amz-* header on a SigV4 request to be signed and rejects requests bearing additional unsigned headers, but RGW validates only the headers listed in X-Amz-SignedHeaders and ignores any extra ones, so they take effect without being covered by the signature. By adding such headers to a presigned PUT URL, an attacker can grant themselves more capabilities than the URL's signer intended and escalate their privileges. This issue is fixed in versions 20.2.4 and 19.2.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ceph, upgrade to a fixed version (19.2.6, 20.2.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/security/advisories/GHSA-rmjq-ffrm-j6vj
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/5837aa8e60471128dbb672b0ff6f1b1feebe08a7
- https://github.com/ceph/ceph/commit/5978c866d4a0812fbb024745c4f1e79aaecd6c6a

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