GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go

GHSA-hgpf-8634-g44c SeaweedFS: Improper authorization in the S3Tables / Iceberg REST management API lets a low-privileged S3 user enumerate administrator-owned table buckets

MEDIUM Published 2026-08-28 Modified 2026-08-28 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-55873
Ecosystem
Go
Packages
github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-863
Reviewed
2026-08-28

Affected packages

• Go github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs: >= 0.0.0-20260128085517-09bb90e8dc16, < 0.0.0-20260614205536-b13463880c1f → fixed in 0.0.0-20260614205536-b13463880c1f

Description

Summary SeaweedFS routes requests signed with SigV4 service `s3tables` to the S3Tables management API. Authorization on that path collapsed account-less S3 identities into the shared `admin` account and failed open, so a user holding only ordinary S3 `Read` credentials — and no S3Tables-specific permission — could invoke S3Tables management operations such as `GET /buckets` and enumerate administrator-owned table bucket inventory (names and ARNs). The same handler backs the Iceberg REST catalog, which was affected by the same flaw. Impact An authenticated low-privileged S3 user can cross the boundary between ordinary S3 object access and S3Tables management. Confirmed impact is disclosure of administrator-owned table bucket inventory (bucket names and ARNs); in shared or multi-tenant deployments this can reveal tenant naming and operational structure. Affected versions SeaweedFS `>= 4.08, < 4.34` (the S3Tables management API was introduced in 4.08). Patched versions Fixed in 4.34 (#9961). Administrator status is now decided by the `ACTION_ADMIN` capability rather than by a collapsed `admin` account id, S3Tables authorization no longer defaults to allow, and the tautological ListTableBuckets gate was removed. Related hardening of the same root cause landed in #9962, 9963, and #9971. Workaround No configuration workaround — upgrade to 4.34 or later. Credit Reported by TA-MU-TA.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-55873 SeaweedFS is a distributed storage system. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization weakness

References