Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion…
Priority LOW 38CWE-284Published · 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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01516 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 2015.8.4
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) | 2015.8.0rc1 to before 2015.8.4 | 2015.8.4 | Patch available | GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2015.8.0rc1 to before 2015.8.4 Fixed in 2015.8.4 Patch available GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.8.0 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.8.1 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.8.2 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2015.8.3 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 42.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.8.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.8.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.8.2 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.8.3 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 42.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.8.4 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1866
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-1866 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-1866 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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