CVE-2026-73284
Privilege escalation via service-account creation flaw in RustFS
Is CVE-2026-73284 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-73284 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-73284?
CVE-2026-73284 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-73284?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-73284. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-73284 affect?
CVE-2026-73284 affects RustFS (versions before 1.0.0-beta.11). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-73284?
Upgrade to 1.0.0-beta.11+, revoke/recreate service-account credentials, and audit access.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can create service accounts flagged as owner, gaining root-parent/admin control of object storage and full data/control access.
Immediate action required
- affected< 1.0.0-beta.11
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.