VDB
GHSA-xxw3-765m-f37p
GHSA-xxw3-765m-f37p
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
SaltStack Salt Improper Authentication vulnerability
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 24, 2022
salt is fixed in 3002.3, 3001.5, 3000.7 and 6 more (PyPI)
SaltStack Salt Improper Authentication vulnerability
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| salt | PyPI | 3002.3, 3001.5, 3000.7, 2019.2.8, 2018.3.5, 2017.7.8, 2016.11.10, 2016.11.5, 2015.8.13 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 2019.2.0, 3000, 3001 |
| PyPI | salt | 0, 2016.3.0, 2018.2.0 |
Timeline
- Apr 2, 2021 PoC Published
- May 24, 2022 CVE Published
- Mar 2, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Mar 2, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5 url
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3001.5.rst#L28 url
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3000.7.rst#L28 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25281 advisory
- https://www.saltstack.com/blog/active-saltstack-cve-announced-2021-jan-21 url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH url
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases url
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt package
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB url
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB url
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.3.rst#L28 url
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2021-50.yaml url
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xxw3-765m-f37p vendor-advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011 advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01 advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22 advisory
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