CVE-2022-24842Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Root privilege escalation via deny-only authorization

Published Apr 12, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Privilege escalation in MinIO before RELEASE.2022-04-12T06-55-35Z allows remote authenticated users to obtain root-equivalent policies. The AddServiceAccount handler evaluates admin:CreateServiceAccount with DenyOnly enabled, letting a regular user specify another user's access key and mint credentials under that identity. Any authenticated non-admin with administrative API reachability can create a service account for root or another administrator and assume the target's access policies.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability2.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in MinIO before RELEASE.2022-04-12T06-55-35Z allows remote authenticated users to obtain root-equivalent policies. The AddServiceAccount handler evaluates admin:CreateServiceAccount with DenyOnly enabled, letting a regular user specify another user's access key and mint credentials under that identity. Any authenticated non-admin with administrative API reachability can create a service account for root or another administrator and assume the target's access policies.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-24842
Published
Apr 12, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
MinIO
Product
MinIO
Classifications
CWE-269, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< RELEASE.2022-04-12T06-55-35Z

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

MinIO · MinIOversion=< RELEASE.2022-04-12T06-55-35Z

Published CVSS scores

8.8GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1098Account Manipulation

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