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CVE-2026-72920 — Vulnerability in github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs —...

CRITICAL

SeaweedFS: Unauthenticated filer IAM gRPC service grants S3 administrative control

Published September 2, 2026Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact The filer registered the IAM gRPC service (`SeaweedIdentityAccessManagement`) with no authentication. Any client able to reach the filer gRPC port could invoke IAM RPCs — `CreateUser`, `CreateAccessKey`, `PutUserPolicy`, and related calls — to mint credentials and grant itself S3 administrative privileges. This fully compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of stored objects. No credentials are required, and enabling the documented JWT signing keys does not close it: the IAM gRPC service was not gated by that mechanism. Even under mTLS, the listener-level `allowed_commonNames` ACL applies to the port rather than to individual RPCs, so any cluster mesh certificate could reach these administrative calls. ### Affected component - `weed/server/filer_server_handlers_iam_grpc.go` - `weed/command/filer.go` ### Patches Fixed in **4.24**. Every IAM RPC now requires a Bearer token signed with the filer admin signing key (`jwt.filer_signing.key`), and the service refuses to register when no signing key is configured — removing the unauthenticated default entirely. ### Workarounds Restrict the filer gRPC port to trusted hosts. Configure `jwt.filer_signing.key` in `security.toml` and upgrade to 4.24; operators that use the IAM RPCs must attach an admin-signed Bearer token on each call. ### References - Fixed by seaweedfs/seaweedfs#9442 (follow-ups: #9498, #9508, #9514, #9536) - Reported by Kadir Arslan (https://github.com/KadirArslan)

Advisory Timeline

  • First published September 2, 2026 (40 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 8 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Go
Update github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs to 0.0.0-20260512171108-5e8f99f40a8a or later
go get github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs@v0.0.0-20260512171108-5e8f99f40a8a

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: go (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs
go
All versions0.0.0-20260512171108-5e8f99f40a8a

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-72920?
SeaweedFS: Unauthenticated filer IAM gRPC service grants S3 administrative control This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-72920?
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Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-2v6v-25fm-p4fg
BIT-seaweedfs-2026-72920
GO-2026-6351

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