Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2022-22934

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. Salt Masters do not sign pillar data with the minion’s public key, which can result in attackers substituting arbitrary pillar data.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-22934: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Saltstack Salt
  • Saltstack Salt — versions SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22934?
CVE-2022-22934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-22934?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-22934 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.