What is CVE-2021-25315?

CVE-2021-25315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-25315?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2021-25315

CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.023 (81.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt
Opensuse Tumbleweed — versions salt
Suse Suse_linux_enterprise_server — versions 15
Suse Linux Enterprise Server 15 Sp 3 — versions salt

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

meissner@suse.de (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25315?: CVE-2021-25315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-25315?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.