# CVE-2026-73285: RustFS: OPA policy plugin omits ExistingObjectTag conditions, allowing tag-based authorization policies to treat tagged objects as untagged

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.0-rc.1
- Published: 2026-08-12 · Updated: 2026-08-12

## Affected

- rustfs: from 1.0.0-alpha.64, fixed in 1.0.0-rc.1

## Description

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. From 1.0.0-alpha.64 until 1.0.0-rc.1, RustFS external OPA authorization enabled by RUSTFS_POLICY_PLUGIN_URL in crates/iam/src/sys.rs sets PreparedIamAuth.needs_existing_object_tag incorrectly for PreparedIamMode::Opa, causing maybe_merge_object_tag_conditions to omit s3:ExistingObjectTag/* values and allowing authenticated users to bypass tag-based policy restrictions. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-rc.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rustfs, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.0-rc.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-5w8r-p896-6vq2
- https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/commit/98d3619613722308498494d412797a52ea8ae64d
- https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/blob/380ed40b471887014fe21d069b61df9eacca074b/.agents/skills/security-advisory-lessons/references/advisory-patterns.md?plain=1#L47
- https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/tag/1.0.0-rc.1

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