Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2016-1866
Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
EPSS: 0.006 (70.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 2015.8.0, 2015.8.1, 2015.8.2
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- openSUSE-SU-2016:0694 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1866?
- CVE-2016-1866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-04-12.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-1866 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.