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medium 5.3

CVE-2026-45040 json

RustFS: Sensitive Information Leakage (SessionToken and SecretAccessKey) in RustFS Logs [Debug Mode]

published 5mo ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2026-32997

cvss
5.3
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.2, RustFS suffers from sensitive information leakage in log outputs. When the server is run with RUST_LOG=debug sensitive credentials including SessionToken (JWT), SecretAccessKey, and full JWT claims are printed in plaintext to the server logs. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.2.

Patch / fix

  • rustfs rustfs 1.0.0-beta.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
5mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-8cm2-h255-v749 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • rustfs rustfs

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Sources

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