High severity · published Sep 26, 2017
CVE-2017-5192
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not…
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.7% · higher than 77% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Salt · Saltstack
through 2015.8.12; 2016.3.0; 2016.3.1; 2016.3.2; 2016.3.3; 2016.3.4; +3 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5192
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5192
Release Notes
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html
Release Notes
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html
Release Notes
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html
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