CVE-2021-43858
MinIO es una aplicación nativa de Kubernetes para el almacenamiento en la nube. En versiones anteriores a "RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z", un cliente malicioso puede elaborar manualmente una llamada a la API HTTP que permite actualizar la política de un usuario y alcanzar mayores privilegios. El parche de la versión "RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z" cambia el tipo de cuerpo de petición aceptado y elimina la posibilidad de aplicar cambios de política mediante esta API. Se presenta una solución para esta vulnerabilidad: El cambio de contraseñas puede deshabilitarse al añadir una regla explícita "Deny" para deshabilitar la API para los usuarios
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 35%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 98
- Fecha de la puntuación: 8/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Prueba de concepto en GitHub (no verificada) · Lista de pruebas de concepto en GitHub
⚠️ Las pruebas de concepto de GitHub no están verificadas: algunas son falsas o contienen malware. No las ejecute nunca fuera de un laboratorio aislado.
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-269
- CWE-863
Referencias
- https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/5a96cbbeaabd0a82b0fe881378e7c21c85091abf
- https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/13976
- https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/7949
- https://github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z
- https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-j6jc-jqqc-p6cx
- https://github.com/minio/minio/commit/5a96cbbeaabd0a82b0fe881378e7c21c85091abf
- https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/13976
- https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/7949
- https://github.com/minio/minio/releases/tag/RELEASE.2021-12-27T07-23-18Z
- https://github.com/minio/minio/security/advisories/GHSA-j6jc-jqqc-p6cx
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