Improper authentication in SaltStack Salt
Priority LOW 21CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. A minion authentication denial of service can cause a MiTM attacker to force a minion process to stop by impersonating a master.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01618 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed salt (PyPI): 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | SaltStack Salt | SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | before 3002.8 | 3002.8 | Patch available | GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 3003 to before 3003.4 | 3003.4 | Patch available | GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 3004 to before 3004.1 | 3004.1 | Patch available | GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc |
- SaltStack Salt Vendor— Affected SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3002.8 Fixed in 3002.8 Patch available GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3003 to before 3003.4 Fixed in 3003.4 Patch available GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3004 to before 3004.1 Fixed in 3004.1 Patch available GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3002 to before 3002.8; 3003 to before 3003.4; 3004 to before 3004.1 | Vulnerable | SaltStack |
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3002 to before 3002.8; 3003 to before 3003.4; 3004 to before 3004.1 Vulnerable ·SaltStack
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3002.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3003.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3004.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22935
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc
References
Other 9
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release/%2C
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases%2C
- https://repo.saltproject.io/
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2022-172.yaml
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.8.rst#L31
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3003.4.rst#L31
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3004.1.rst#L29
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release
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-2022-22935 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22935 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvcc-5x92-gmhc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-22935 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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