Administrative takeover via same-origin PDF preview XSS
Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Stored XSS in the RustFS Console before 1.0.0-alpha.83 allows remote authenticated users to steal administrator credentials. The preview modal trusts a PDF filename or metadata, renders attacker-controlled text/html in a same-origin iframe, and exposes console localStorage. Exploitation requires permission to upload an object and an administrator to preview it; the script can read AccessKeyId, SecretAccessKey, and SessionToken values and take over the account.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in the RustFS Console before 1.0.0-alpha.83 allows remote authenticated users to steal administrator credentials. The preview modal trusts a PDF filename or metadata, renders attacker-controlled text/html in a same-origin iframe, and exposes console localStorage. Exploitation requires permission to upload an object and an administrator to preview it; the script can read AccessKeyId, SecretAccessKey, and SessionToken values and take over the account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27822
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- RustFS
- Product
- RustFS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1555.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 1.0.0-alpha.83
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- PDF preview stored XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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