# CVE-2025-68705: RustFS Path Traversal Vulnerability

> An attacker can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the read_file_stream endpoint of RustFS object storage.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pq29-69jg-9mxc

## What is CVE-2025-68705?

CVE-2025-68705 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in rustfs, published on 7 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RustFS is a distributed object storage system built in Rust. In versions 1.0.0-alpha.13 to 1.0.0-alpha.78, RustFS contains a path traversal vulnerability in the /rustfs/rpc/read_file_stream endpoint. This issue has been patched in version 1.0.0-alpha.79.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68705?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including rustfs. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `rustfs` | crates.io | From 1.0.0-alpha.13 | 1.0.0-alpha.79 |
| `rustfs` | crates.io | From 1.0.0-alpha.13 | 1.0.0-alpha.79 |

Products: Rustfs Rustfs.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-68705?

Upgrade rustfs to 1.0.0-alpha.79 or later.

## Is CVE-2025-68705 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-68705 exists.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2025-68705 RustFS Path Traversal Vulnerability Check (github_poc): https://github.com/imjdl/CVE-2025-68705

## Other vulnerabilities in rustfs

- [CVE-2025-68926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68926/): RustFS has a gRPC Hardcoded Token Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-27822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27822/): Rust has Critical Stored XSS in Preview Modal, leading to Administrative Account Takeover (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-40937](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40937/): RustFS: Missing admin authorization on notification target endpoints allows unauthenticated configuration of event webhooks (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-27607](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-27607/): RustFS's Missing Post Policy Validation leads to Arbitrary Object Write (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-21862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21862/): RustFS sourceIp bypass via spoofed X-Forwarded-For/Real-IP headers (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-68705 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-68705 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in rustfs, published on 7 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-68705 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- rustfs (crates.io): affected from 1.0.0-alpha.13; fixed in 1.0.0-alpha.79
- rustfs (crates.io): affected from 1.0.0-alpha.13; fixed in 1.0.0-alpha.79

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68705/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68705/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68705
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68705
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-68705

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.