CVE-2026-40937

8.3 HIGH
Published: April 22, 2026 Modified: April 24, 2026
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Description

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to 1.0.0-alpha.94, all four notification target admin API endpoints in `rustfs/src/admin/handlers/event.rs` use a `check_permissions` helper that validates authentication only (access key + session token), without performing any admin-action authorization via `validate_admin_request`. Every other admin handler in the codebase correctly calls `validate_admin_request` with a specific `AdminAction`. This is the only admin handler file that skips authorization. A non-admin user can overwrite a shared admin-defined notification target by name, causing subsequent bucket events to be delivered to an attacker-controlled endpoint. This enables cross-user event interception and audit evasion. 1.0.0-alpha.94 contains a patch.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/tag/1.0.0-alpha.94
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Product Release Notes
https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-pfcq-4gjr-6gjm
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mitigation Vendor Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
17th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

rustfs