Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated minions to…
Priority LOW 25CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated minions to impersonate arbitrary minions via a crafted minion with a valid key.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01486 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 0.17.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 0.15.0 to before 0.17.1 | 0.17.1 | Patch available | GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 0.15.0 to before 0.17.1 Fixed in 0.17.1 Patch available GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.15.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.15.1 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.2 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.3 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.16.4 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.17.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.15.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.2 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.3 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.16.4 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.17.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf salt (PyPI) Fixed in 0.17.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf
References
Advisory 2
More SaltStack Salt vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-12851 An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09349 An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-07530 An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09350 An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-07531 An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12769 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-4439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4439 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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