Is CVE-2023-28432 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-28432 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-24.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-28432?

CVE-2023-28432 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2023-28432?

Patch guidance is available from minio security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-28432.

Fix CVE-2023-28432 - HIGH minio minio

Description

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: none
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-200 · Information DisclosureNVD-CWE-noinfo

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MINIO
Published: 3/22/2023
Last Modified: 10/24/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2023-28432

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