Authentication bypass by capture-replay in SaltStack Salt
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-294Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-294.
Summary
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. Job publishes and file server replies are susceptible to replay attacks, which can result in an attacker replaying job publishes causing minions to run old jobs. File server replies can also be re-played. A sufficient craft attacker could gain root access on minion under certain scenarios.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00821 57th 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
- Total
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-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 3003 to before 3003.4 | 3003.4 | Patch available | GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 3004 to before 3004.1 | 3004.1 | Patch available | GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 |
- 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-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3003 to before 3003.4 Fixed in 3003.4 Patch available GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3004 to before 3004.1 Fixed in 3004.1 Patch available GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2
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-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3002.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3003.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3004.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-22936
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2
References
Other 11
- 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-2022-173.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#L32
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3004.1.rst#L30
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases
- https://repo.saltproject.io
- 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-2022-22936 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-22936 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r3f-3m3j-wcj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-22936 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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