What is CVE-2017-5192?

CVE-2017-5192 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-26.

How severe is CVE-2017-5192?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2017-5192

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (65.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt — versions 2016.3.0, 2016.3.1, 2016.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5192?: CVE-2017-5192 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-26.
How severe is CVE-2017-5192?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.