Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2018-15751
SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html (mailing-list)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-15751?
- CVE-2018-15751 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-10-24.
- How severe is CVE-2018-15751?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.