CVE-2026-27822 | Rust has Critical Stored XSS in Preview Modal, leading to Administrative Account Takeover

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RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. Prior to version 1.0.0-alpha.83, a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RustFS Console allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the management console. By bypassing the PDF preview logic, an attacker can steal administrator credentials from `localStorage`, leading to full account takeover and system compromise. Version 1.0.0-alpha.83 fixes the issue.

Published: 2026-02-24 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-27822 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.03%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2026-27822

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-27822

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.04% 6.03% +5.99%
2 2026-02-25 0.04%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-27822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.3 6.0 [email protected]
5.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.3 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-27822

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-27822

GHSA-v9fg-3cr2-277j · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: rust — Rust has Critical Stored XSS in Preview Modal, leading to Administrative Account Takeover

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-27822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha10:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha11:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha12:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha13:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha14:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha15:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha16:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha17:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha18:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha19:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha20:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha21:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha22:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha23:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha24:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha25:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha26:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha27:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha28:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha29:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha30:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha31:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha32:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha33:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha34:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha35:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha36:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha37:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha38:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha39:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha40:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha41:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha42:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha43:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha44:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha45:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha46:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha47:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha48:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha49:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha50:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha51:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha52:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha53:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha54:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha55:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha56:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha57:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha58:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha59:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha60:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha61:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha62:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha63:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha64:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha65:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha66:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha67:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha68:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha69:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha70:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha71:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha72:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha73:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha74:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha75:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha76:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha77:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha78:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha79:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha80:*:*:*:rust:*:*
rustfs rustfs 1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:rustfs:rustfs:1.0.0:alpha81:*:*:*:rust:*:*

References for CVE-2026-27822

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