CVE-2022-35919Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Server file disclosure via update URL fallback

Published Aug 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Path traversal in MinIO before RELEASE.2022-07-29T19-40-48Z allows remote authenticated users to read server files through the update API. The downloadReleaseURL function in cmd/update.go treats a non-HTTP update URL as a filesystem path, opens it directly, and returns the file content inside an error response. Access requires an admin identity authorized for admin:ServerUpdate, and disclosure is limited to paths readable by the MinIO process.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability52.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in MinIO before RELEASE.2022-07-29T19-40-48Z allows remote authenticated users to read server files through the update API. The downloadReleaseURL function in cmd/update.go treats a non-HTTP update URL as a filesystem path, opens it directly, and returns the file content inside an error response. Access requires an admin identity authorized for admin:ServerUpdate, and disclosure is limited to paths readable by the MinIO process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-35919
Published
Aug 1, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
MinIO
Product
MinIO
Classifications
CWE-22, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 1, 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.2022-07-29T19-40-48Z

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

MinIO · MinIOversion=< RELEASE.2022-07-29T19-40-48Z

Published CVSS scores

7.4GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1005Data from Local System

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