CVE-2026-41145 — minio
Fix: minio/minio@76913a9CVE-2026-41145 is a Improper Authentication vulnerability in github.com/minio/minio. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
MinIO has an Unauthenticated Object Write via Query-String Credential Signature Bypass in Unsigned-Trailer Uploads
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-41145.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/minio/minioReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?
An authentication bypass vulnerability in MinIO's STREAMING-UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD-TRAILER code path
allows any user who knows a valid access key to write arbitrary objects to any bucket without knowing
the secret key or providing a valid cryptographic signature.
Any MinIO deployment is impacted. The attack requires only a valid access key (the well-known default
minioadmin, or any key with WRITE permission on a bucket) and a target bucket name.
PutObjectHandler and PutObjectPartHandler call newUnsignedV4ChunkedReader with a signature
verification gate based solely on the presence of the Authorization header:
newUnsignedV4ChunkedReader(r, true, r.Header.Get(xhttp.Authorization) != "")
Meanwhile, isPutActionAllowed extracts credentials from either the Authorization header or the
X-Amz-Credential query parameter, and trusts whichever it finds. An attacker omits the
Authorization header and supplies credentials exclusively via the query string. The signature gate
evaluates to false, doesSignatureMatch is never called, and the request proceeds with the
permissions of the impersonated access key.
This affects PutObjectHandler (standard and tables/warehouse bucket paths) and
PutObjectPartHandler (multipart uploads).
Affected components: cmd/object-handlers.go (PutObjectHandler),
cmd/object-multipart-handlers.go (PutObjectPartHandler).
Affected Versions
All MinIO releases through the final release of the minio/minio open-source project.
The vulnerability was introduced in commit
76913a9fd
("Signed trailers for signature v4", PR #16484),
which added authTypeStreamingUnsignedTrailer support. The first affected release is
RELEASE.2023-05-18T00-05-36Z.
Patches
Fixed in: MinIO AIStor RELEASE.2026-04-11T03-20-12Z
Binary Downloads
| Platform | Architecture | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | amd64 | minio |
| Linux | arm64 | minio |
| macOS | arm64 | minio |
| macOS | amd64 | minio |
| Windows | amd64 | minio.exe |
FIPS Binaries
| Platform | Architecture | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | amd64 | minio.fips |
| Linux | arm64 | minio.fips |
Package Downloads
| Format | Architecture | Download |
|---|---|---|
| DEB | amd64 | minio_20260411032012.0.0_amd64.deb |
| DEB | arm64 | minio_20260411032012.0.0_arm64.deb |
| RPM | amd64 | minio-20260411032012.0.0-1.x86_64.rpm |
| RPM | arm64 | minio-20260411032012.0.0-1.aarch64.rpm |
Container Images
# Standard
docker pull quay.io/minio/aistor/minio:RELEASE.2026-04-11T03-20-12Z
podman pull quay.io/minio/aistor/minio:RELEASE.2026-04-11T03-20-12Z
# FIPS
docker pull quay.io/minio/aistor/minio:RELEASE.2026-04-11T03-20-12Z.fips
podman pull quay.io/minio/aistor/minio:RELEASE.2026-04-11T03-20-12Z.fips
Homebrew (macOS)
brew install minio/aistor/minio
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible:
-
Block unsigned-trailer requests at the load balancer. Reject any request containing
X-Amz-Content-Sha256: STREAMING-UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD-TRAILERat the reverse proxy or WAF layer. Clients can useSTREAMING-AWS4-HMAC-SHA256-PAYLOAD-TRAILER(the signed variant) instead. -
Restrict WRITE permissions. Limit
s3:PutObjectgrants to trusted principals. While this reduces the attack surface, it does not eliminate the vulnerability since any user with WRITE permission can exploit it with only their access key.
Credits
- Finder: Arvin Shivram of Brutecat Security (@ddd)
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/minio/minio | ≥ 0.0.0-20230506025312-76913a9fd5c6 | No fix |
Affected Products
miniominioDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/minio/minio, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of github.com/minio/minio for CVE-2026-41145. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-41145 in your dependencies?
Find it across Go, including transitive dependencies.