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TI-2017-03307 Aliases CVE-2017-5192GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
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-287.

Summary

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01728 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 2015.8.13, 2016.3.5, 2016.11.2

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—salt (PyPI)before 2015.8.132015.8.13Patch availableGHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
—salt (PyPI)2016.3.0 to before 2016.3.52016.3.5Patch availableGHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
—salt (PyPI)2016.11.0 to before 2016.11.22016.11.2Patch availableGHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2015.8.13 Fixed in 2015.8.13 Patch available GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
  • salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2016.3.0 to before 2016.3.5 Fixed in 2016.3.5 Patch available GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
  • salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2016.11.0 to before 2016.11.2 Fixed in 2016.11.2 Patch available GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm

CPE configurations NVD · 9

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2015.8.12VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.3.0VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.3.1VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.3.2VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.3.3VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.3.4VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.11.0VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.11.1VulnerableSaltStack
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.11.2VulnerableSaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2015.8.12 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.3.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.3.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.3.2 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.3.3 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.3.4 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.11.0 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.11.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
  • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.11.2 Vulnerable ·SaltStack

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2015.8.13 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2016.3.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2016.11.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
  • Red Hat Storage Console 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5192
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm

References

Advisory 4

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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