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.

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

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt
N/a Saltstack Salt — versions SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@vmware.com (Broken Link)
security@vmware.com (Broken Link)
security@vmware.com (Product)
security@vmware.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)

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.