SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications
Priority LOW 39CWE-307Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01961 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 0.15.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaltStack | SaltStack | ≤ 0.15.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | before 0.15.1 | 0.15.1 | Patch available | GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r |
- SaltStack VendorSaltStack Affected ≤ 0.15.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.15.1 Fixed in 0.15.1 Patch available GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r salt (PyPI) Fixed in 0.15.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2228
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-2228 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-2228 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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