What is CVE-2016-9639?

CVE-2016-9639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2016-9639?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2016-9639

Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.

EPSS: 0.008 (74.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9639?: CVE-2016-9639 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2016-9639?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.