win_useradd, salt-cloud and the Linode driver in salt 2015.5.x before 2015.5.6, and…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-534Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
win_useradd, salt-cloud and the Linode driver in salt 2015.5.x before 2015.5.6, and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.1 leak password information in debug logs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02886 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial salt (PyPI): 2015.5.6, 2015.8.1Red Hat: 2 without a fix
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) | 2015.5 to before 2015.5.6 | 2015.5.6 | Patch available | GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 2015.8 to before 2015.8.1 | 2015.8.1 | Patch available | GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.5 to before 2015.5.6 Fixed in 2015.5.6 Patch available GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.8 to before 2015.8.1 Fixed in 2015.8.1 Patch available GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.5.6 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.8.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-6941
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r
References
Patch 2
Advisory 3
More SaltStack Salt 2015 vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-05770 salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-6941 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-6941 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxm4-7qcw-267r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-6941 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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