CVE-2026-73284
RustFS: AddServiceAccount Handler Allows Creation of Root-Parent Service Accounts
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_account, and prepare_service_account_auth sets is_owner for the resulting root-parent service account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-beta.11.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
RustFS: AddServiceAccount Handler Allows Creation of Root-Parent Service Accounts
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_account, and prepare_service_account_auth sets is_owner for the resulting root-parent service account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-beta.11.
- Record
CVE-2026-73284- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-57228
8.8
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_account, and prepare_service_account_auth sets is_owner for the resulting root-parent service account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-beta.11.
- Record
EUVD-2026-57228- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_account, and prepare_service_account_auth sets is_owner for the resulting root-parent service account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-beta.11.
- Record
CVE-2026-73284- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
RustFS: AddServiceAccount Handler Allows Creation of Root-Parent Service Accounts
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. RustFS AddServiceAccount in rustfs/src/admin/handlers/service_account.rs accepts an attacker-controlled target_user after only checking CreateServiceAccountAdminAction, passes it to new_service_account, and prepare_service_account_auth sets is_owner for the resulting root-parent service account. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.0-beta.11.
- Record
CVE-2026-73284- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-73284 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Rustfs, published August 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/rustfs/rustfs/security/advisories/GHSA-5354-r3w2-34m8
github.com/rustfs/rustfs/pull/5141
github.com/rustfs/rustfs/commit/9866f68d86482b3de7e0058a908727c3815e72b9
github.com/rustfs/rustfs/releases/tag/1.0.0-beta.11
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/73xxx/CVE-2026-73284.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73284