{"id":"CVE-2021-41266","aliases":["EUVD-2021-2293","GHSA-4999-659w-mq36","GO-2022-0261"],"status":"published","title":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console","description":"Minio console is a graphical user interface for the for MinIO operator. Minio itself is a multi-cloud object storage project. Affected versions are subject to an authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console when an external IDP is enabled. All users on release v0.12.2 and before are affected and are advised to update to 0.12.3 or newer. Users unable to upgrade should add automountServiceAccountToken: false to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the CONSOLE_IDP_URL, CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID, CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET and CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.48134,"percentile":0.98869,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-306"],"published":"2021-11-15T20:20:10Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:08:12Z","exploits":[{"source":"nuclei","id":"CVE-2021-41266","title":"MinIO Operator Console Authentication Bypass","type":"detection template","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-41266.yaml"}],"fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/minio/console","fixed_in":["0.12.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/minio/console","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.12.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/minio/console","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.12.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/minio/console","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.12.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"iidk-the-actual","product":"console"},{"vendor":"min","product":"minio_console"},{"vendor":"minio","product":"console"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/minio/console/security/advisories/GHSA-4999-659w-mq36","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory","web","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/minio/console/pull/1217","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory","web","fix"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41266","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4999-659w-mq36"},{"url":"https://github.com/minio/console","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2021-41266","title":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console","description":"Minio console is a graphical user interface for the for MinIO operator. Minio itself is a multi-cloud object storage project. Affected versions are subject to an authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console when an external IDP is enabled. All users on release v0.12.2 and before are affected and are advised to update to 0.12.3 or newer. Users unable to upgrade should add automountServiceAccountToken: false to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the CONSOLE_IDP_URL, CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID, CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET and CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.","status":"published","published":"2021-11-15T20:20:10Z","modified":"2024-08-04T03:08:31.619Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:32:59.430294Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2021-2293","description":"Minio console is a graphical user interface for the for MinIO operator. Minio itself is a multi-cloud object storage project. Affected versions are subject to an authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console when an external IDP is enabled. All users on release v0.12.2 and before are affected and are advised to update to 0.12.3 or newer. Users unable to upgrade should add automountServiceAccountToken: false to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the CONSOLE_IDP_URL, CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID, CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET and CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.","status":"published","published":"2021-11-15T20:20:10Z","modified":"2024-08-04T03:08:31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T03:24:18.784846Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4999-659w-mq36","title":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console","description":"During an internal security audit, we detected an authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console when an external IDP is enabled. The security issue has been reported internally. We have not observed this exploit in the wild or reported elsewhere in the community at large. All users are advised to upgrade ASAP.\n\n### Impact\n\nAll users on release v0.12.2 and before are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue was fixed by PR https://github.com/minio/console/pull/1217, users should upgrade to latest release.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAdd `automountServiceAccountToken: false` to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the `CONSOLE_IDP_URL`, `CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID`, `CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET` and `CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK` environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.\n\n### References\n\n#1217 for more information on the fix and how it was fixed.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [console issues](https://github.com/minio/console/issues)\n* Email us at [security@minio.io](mailto:security@minio.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2021-11-15T23:16:49Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:06:32Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:39.086869Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2021-41266","description":"Minio console is a graphical user interface for the for MinIO operator. 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Users unable to upgrade should add automountServiceAccountToken: false to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the CONSOLE_IDP_URL, CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID, CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET and CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.","status":"published","published":"2021-11-15T21:15:07.32Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:08:12.147Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:00.984108Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-4999-659w-mq36","title":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console","description":"During an internal security audit, we detected an authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console when an external IDP is enabled. The security issue has been reported internally. We have not observed this exploit in the wild or reported elsewhere in the community at large. All users are advised to upgrade ASAP.\n\n### Impact\n\nAll users on release v0.12.2 and before are affected.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis issue was fixed by PR https://github.com/minio/console/pull/1217, users should upgrade to latest release.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nAdd `automountServiceAccountToken: false` to the operator-console deployment in Kubernetes so no service account token will get mounted inside the pod, then disable the external identity provider authentication by unset the `CONSOLE_IDP_URL`, `CONSOLE_IDP_CLIENT_ID`, `CONSOLE_IDP_SECRET` and `CONSOLE_IDP_CALLBACK` environment variable and instead use the Kubernetes service account token.\n\n### References\n\n#1217 for more information on the fix and how it was fixed.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [console issues](https://github.com/minio/console/issues)\n* Email us at [security@minio.io](mailto:security@minio.io)\n","status":"published","published":"2021-11-15T23:16:49Z","modified":"2026-05-04T08:46:07.417661963Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-306"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:36.782754Z"},{"id":"GO-2022-0261","title":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console in github.com/minio/console","description":"Authentication bypass issue in the Operator Console in github.com/minio/console","status":"published","published":"2024-08-21T14:30:26Z","modified":"2026-03-03T04:49:53.879668Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:47:00.604718Z"}]}}