RustFS up to 1.0.0-beta.1 Environment Variable http_auth.rs get_shared_secret hard-coded credentials
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in RustFS up to 1.0.0-beta.1 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function get_shared_secret of the file crates/ecstore/src/rpc/http_auth.rs of the component Environment Variable Handler. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded credentials.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-45039. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.
The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in RustFS up to 1.0.0-beta.1. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function get_shared_secret of the file crates/ecstore/src/rpc/http_auth.rs of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to 1.0.0-beta.2, the internode RPC layer authenticates every request with an HMAC-SHA256 signature using a shared secret. The function that produces this secret, get_shared_secret() in crates/ecstore/src/rpc/http_auth.rs, falls back to the public, source-tree-embedded DEFAULT_SECRET_KEY = "rustfsadmin" when neither the RUSTFS_RPC_SECRET environment variable nor the global S3 secret key has been configured. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.0-beta.2.
The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-45039 since 05/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.001 for this issue.
Upgrading to version 1.0.0-beta.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
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Website
- Product: https://github.com/rustfs/rustfs/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: RustFS 1.0.0-beta.2
Timeline
05/08/2026 CVE reserved05/28/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/28/2026 VulDB entry created
05/28/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Product: github.comAdvisory: GHSA-r5qv-rc46-hv8q
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-45039 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45039
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-366873
Entry
Created: 05/28/2026 22:27Changes: 05/28/2026 22:27 (66)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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