Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2022-22967

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2. PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts, which allows a previously authorized user whose account is locked still run Salt commands when their account is locked. This affects both local shell accounts with an active session and salt-api users that authenticate via PAM eauth.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.1% 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-2022-22967: held from 0.020 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Saltstack Salt
  • Saltstack Salt — versions SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22967?
CVE-2022-22967 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-22967?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.