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CVE-2023-28432

Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. In a cluster deployment starting with RELEASE.2019-12-17T23-16-33Z and prior to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z, MinIO returns all environment variables, including `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` and `MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD`, resulting in information…

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Minio is a Multi-Cloud Object Storage framework. In a cluster deployment starting with RELEASE.2019-12-17T23-16-33Z and prior to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z, MinIO returns all environment variables, including `MINIO_SECRET_KEY` and `MINIO_ROOT_PASSWORD`, resulting in information disclosure. All users of distributed deployment are impacted. All users are advised to upgrade to RELEASE.2023-03-20T20-16-18Z.
CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.5/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 7.5: +1.12
  • Fresh EPSS: 83.96%: +0.42

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 7 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

SentinelOne
Press · 14 May 2024, 07:00 · CVE-2023-21839: Oracle WebLogic Server Core Patch Advisory - SentinelOne
SentinelOne
Press · 14 May 2024, 07:00 · CVE-2023-28432 - Minio Information Disclosure Vulnerability - SentinelOne
The Hacker News
Press · 04 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Hackers Exploit MinIO Storage System Vulnerabilities to Compromise Servers - The Hacker News
BleepingComputer
Press · 04 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Hackers exploit MinIO storage system to breach corporate networks - BleepingComputer
Security Affairs
Press · 04 Sep 2023, 07:00 · Publicly available Evil_MinIO exploit used in attacks on MinIO Storage Systems - Security Affairs
See all 7 source documents
The Hacker News
Press · 22 Apr 2023, 07:00 · CISA Adds 3 Actively Exploited Flaws to KEV Catalog, including Critical PaperCut Bug - The Hacker News
GreyNoise
Press · 24 Mar 2023, 07:00 · OpenAI, MinIO, And Why You Should Always Use docker-cli-scan To Keep Your Supply chAIn Clean - GreyNoise

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.5 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

4

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 4 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
MzzdToT/CVE-2023-284323711Python24 Mar 2023, 08:19
acheiii/CVE-2023-28432152Python24 Mar 2023, 08:53
BitWiz4rd/CVE-2023-2843220Python03 Mar 2025, 13:06
Romanc9/Gui-poc-test20Java05 Dec 2023, 17:58
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 7.5; EPSS 84.0%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:52.927189+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
22 Mar 2023, 20:16
First press mention
24 Mar 2023, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
21 Apr 2023, 00:00
Latest press mention
14 May 2024, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
4 repositories