VDB
CVE-2013-4436
CVE-2013-4436
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
Reported by redhat · Published November 5, 2013
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
| PyPI | salt | 0.17.0, 0.17.0 |
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2013 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Sep 16, 2024 CVE Updated
- Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory
- Oct 23, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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References
- [oss-security] 20131018 Re: CVE request for saltstack minion identity usurpation mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4436 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9 advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2013-26.yaml advisory
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt url