Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2022-22935

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. A minion authentication denial of service can cause a MiTM attacker to force a minion process to stop by impersonating a master.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% 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-2022-22935: held from 0.016 to 0.016.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22935?
CVE-2022-22935 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2022-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-22935?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.