SQL injection in SaltStack Salt
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-89Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- 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-89.
Summary
SaltStack Salt 2018.3, 2019.2 is affected by: SQL Injection. The impact is: An attacker could escalate privileges on MySQL server deployed by cloud provider. It leads to RCE. The component is: The mysql.user_chpass function from the MySQL module for Salt. The attack vector is: specially crafted password string. The fixed version is: 2018.3.4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01935 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 2018.3.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SaltStack | Salt | 2018.3, 2019.2 [fixed: 2018.3.4] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 2018.3.0 to before 2018.3.4 | 2018.3.4 | Patch available | GHSA-h8xp-h3jf-wv4v |
- Salt VendorSaltStack Affected 2018.3, 2019.2 [fixed: 2018.3.4] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2018.3.0 to before 2018.3.4 Fixed in 2018.3.4 Patch available GHSA-h8xp-h3jf-wv4v
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h8xp-h3jf-wv4v salt (PyPI) Fixed in 2018.3.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010259
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8xp-h3jf-wv4v
References
Patch 2
Sources
- CVE-2019-1010259 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010259 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h8xp-h3jf-wv4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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