What is CVE-2015-8034?

CVE-2015-8034 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2015-8034?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2015-8034

The state.sls function in Salt before 2015.8.3 uses weak permissions on the cache data, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-01-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Saltstack Salt

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/96390 (vdb-entry)
docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.3.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8034?: CVE-2015-8034 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2017-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2015-8034?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.