Remote metrics interruption via deserialization panic
Published Jan 7, 2026 · Updated Jan 7, 2026
Improper exception handling in RustFS 1.0.0-alpha.13 through 1.0.0-alpha.77 allows remote attackers to interrupt metrics via gRPC. The get_metrics handler unwraps MessagePack deserialization results for client-supplied metric_type and opts bytes, so empty or truncated payloads trigger a panic. The endpoint shares TCP port 9000 with S3 and accepts a known static authorization header; exploitation terminates its worker and disrupts metrics service.
Summary
What happened
Improper exception handling in RustFS 1.0.0-alpha.13 through 1.0.0-alpha.77 allows remote attackers to interrupt metrics via gRPC. The get_metrics handler unwraps MessagePack deserialization results for client-supplied metric_type and opts bytes, so empty or truncated payloads trigger a panic. The endpoint shares TCP port 9000 with S3 and accepts a known static authorization header; exploitation terminates its worker and disrupts metrics service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-69255
- Published
- Jan 7, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 7, 2026
- Vendor
- RustFS
- Product
- RustFS
- Classifications
- CWE-755, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 7, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=>= 1.0.0-alpha.13, < 1.0.0-alpha.78
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- RustFS invalid GetMetrics payload proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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