Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2021-22004
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.003 (27.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Saltstack Salt
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
- N/a Saltstack Salt — versions Saltstack Salt (before 3003.3)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@vmware.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- security@vmware.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-22004?
- CVE-2021-22004 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2021-22004?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.