GitHub Security Advisory: GHSA-jv87-32hw-hh99
Package: github.com/minio/minio (GO)
Severity: CRITICAL (CVSS 0.0)
CWE: CWE-204: Observable Response Discrepancy, CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Vulnerable versions: <= 0.0.0[PII_REDACTED]1848-7aac2a2c5b7c
Patched in: unpatched

Summary: MinIO LDAP login brute-force via user enumeration and missing rate limit

Details:
### Impact
_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_

MinIO AIStor's STS (Security Token Service) `AssumeRoleWithLDAPIdentity` endpoint is vulnerable to LDAP credential brute-forcing due to two combined weaknesses: (1) distinguishable error responses that enable username enumeration, and (2) absence of rate limiting on authentication attempts. An unauthenticated network attacker can enumerate valid LDAP usernames and then perform unlimited password guessing to obtain temporary AWS-style STS credentials, gaining access to the victim's S3 buckets and objects.

All deployments with LDAP configured running an affected version are impacted.

There are two vulnerabilities:

1. User Enumeration via Distinguishable Error Messages (CWE-204)
2. Missing Rate Limiting on STS Authentication Endpoints (CWE-307)

When exploited together, an attacker can:

1. Enumerate valid LDAP usernames by observing error message differences.
3. Perform high-speed password brute-force attacks against confirmed valid users.
4. Upon finding valid credentials, obtain temporary AWS-style STS credentials (`AccessKeyId`, `SecretAccessKey`, `SessionToken`) with full access to the victim user's S3 resources.

### Affected Versions

All MinIO releases through the final release of the minio/minio open-source project.

### Patches

**Fixed in**: MinIO AIStor RELEASE.2026-03-17T21-25-16Z

#### Binary Downloads

| Platform | Architecture | Download                                                                    |
| -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Linux    | amd64        | [minio](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio)           |
| Linux    | arm64        | [minio](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/linux-arm64/minio)           |
| macOS    | arm64        | [minio](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/darwin-arm64/minio)          |
| macOS    | amd64        | [minio](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/darwin-amd64/minio)          |
| Windows  | amd64        | [minio.exe](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/windows-amd64/minio.exe) |

#### FIPS Binaries

| Platform | Architecture | Download                                                                    |
| -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Linux    | amd64        | [minio.fips](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/linux-amd64/minio.fips) |
| Linux    | arm64        | [minio.fips](https://dl.min.io/aistor/minio/release/linux-arm64/minio.fips) |

#### Package Downloads

| Format | Architecture | Download                                                                                                                            |
| ------ | ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| DEB    | amd64        | [minio_[PII_REDACTED]2516.0.0_amd64.deb](h