Vulnerability in Salt

CVE-2023-34049

The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script be…

EPSS: 0.001 (18.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Salt — versions 3005, 3004

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-34049?
CVE-2023-34049 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Salt. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2024-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-34049?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.