CVE-2023-33955
Minio console object names with RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode character can be exploited
Minio Console is the UI for MinIO Object Storage. Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Minio console object names with RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode character can be exploited
Minio Console is the UI for MinIO Object Storage. Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-33955- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1573
Minio Console is the UI for MinIO Object Storage. Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1573- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jv3f-7m33-qp65
Minio console object names with RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode character can be exploited
Impact
Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename.
Reported-By
Thanks to the report from Mio Li [email protected]
Patches
commit 17e791afb90c9ad27c65f63c6be14f2f6a3a9d60
Author: Daniel Valdivia <[email protected]>
Date: Tue May 23 08:47:12 2023 -0700
Replace RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode (#2828)
Signed-off-by: Daniel Valdivia <[email protected]>
Workarounds
Workarounds are to remove the concerned file and rewrite it properly with the right file and extensions. Avoid using RTLO characters in your filenames.
- Record
GHSA-jv3f-7m33-qp65- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Minio Console is the UI for MinIO Object Storage. Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename. This issue has been patched in version 0.28.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-33955- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jv3f-7m33-qp65
Minio console object names with RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode character can be exploited
Impact
Unicode RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE characters can be used to mask the original filename.
Reported-By
Thanks to the report from Mio Li [email protected]
Patches
commit 17e791afb90c9ad27c65f63c6be14f2f6a3a9d60
Author: Daniel Valdivia <[email protected]>
Date: Tue May 23 08:47:12 2023 -0700
Replace RIGHT-TO-LEFT OVERRIDE unicode (#2828)
Signed-off-by: Daniel Valdivia <[email protected]>
Workarounds
Workarounds are to remove the concerned file and rewrite it properly with the right file and extensions. Avoid using RTLO characters in your filenames.
- Record
GHSA-jv3f-7m33-qp65- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/minio/consoleGo |
before 0.28.0 | 0.28.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33955 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Iidk-the-actual Console, published May 26, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in github.com/minio/console 0.28.0.