RustFS up to 1.0.0-alpha.78 read_file_stream path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in RustFS up to 1.0.0-alpha.78. This affects an unknown part of the file /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-68705. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in RustFS up to 1.0.0-alpha.78. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. In versions 1.0.0-alpha.13 to 1.0.0-alpha.78, RustFS contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-alpha.79.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-68705 since 12/23/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0-alpha.79 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ab752458ce431c6397175d167beee2ea00507d3e is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1162). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name

• RustFS

Version

• 1.0.0-alpha.0
• 1.0.0-alpha.1
• 1.0.0-alpha.2
• 1.0.0-alpha.3
• 1.0.0-alpha.4
• 1.0.0-alpha.5
• 1.0.0-alpha.6
• 1.0.0-alpha.7
• 1.0.0-alpha.8
• 1.0.0-alpha.9
• 1.0.0-alpha.10
• 1.0.0-alpha.11
• 1.0.0-alpha.12
• 1.0.0-alpha.13
• 1.0.0-alpha.14
• 1.0.0-alpha.15
• 1.0.0-alpha.16
• 1.0.0-alpha.17
• 1.0.0-alpha.18
• 1.0.0-alpha.19
• 1.0.0-alpha.20
• 1.0.0-alpha.21
• 1.0.0-alpha.22
• 1.0.0-alpha.23
• 1.0.0-alpha.24
• 1.0.0-alpha.25
• 1.0.0-alpha.26
• 1.0.0-alpha.27
• 1.0.0-alpha.28
• 1.0.0-alpha.29
• 1.0.0-alpha.30
• 1.0.0-alpha.31
• 1.0.0-alpha.32
• 1.0.0-alpha.33
• 1.0.0-alpha.34
• 1.0.0-alpha.35
• 1.0.0-alpha.36
• 1.0.0-alpha.37
• 1.0.0-alpha.38
• 1.0.0-alpha.39
• 1.0.0-alpha.40
• 1.0.0-alpha.41
• 1.0.0-alpha.42
• 1.0.0-alpha.43
• 1.0.0-alpha.44
• 1.0.0-alpha.45
• 1.0.0-alpha.46
• 1.0.0-alpha.47
• 1.0.0-alpha.48
• 1.0.0-alpha.49
• 1.0.0-alpha.50
• 1.0.0-alpha.51
• 1.0.0-alpha.52
• 1.0.0-alpha.53
• 1.0.0-alpha.54
• 1.0.0-alpha.55
• 1.0.0-alpha.56
• 1.0.0-alpha.57
• 1.0.0-alpha.58
• 1.0.0-alpha.59
• 1.0.0-alpha.60
• 1.0.0-alpha.61
• 1.0.0-alpha.62
• 1.0.0-alpha.63
• 1.0.0-alpha.64
• 1.0.0-alpha.65
• 1.0.0-alpha.66
• 1.0.0-alpha.67
• 1.0.0-alpha.68
• 1.0.0-alpha.69
• 1.0.0-alpha.70
• 1.0.0-alpha.71
• 1.0.0-alpha.72
• 1.0.0-alpha.73
• 1.0.0-alpha.74
• 1.0.0-alpha.75
• 1.0.0-alpha.76
• 1.0.0-alpha.77
• 1.0.0-alpha.78

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/

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