Critical severity · published Apr 23, 2018
CVE-2017-7893
In SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.6, compromised salt-minions can impersonate the salt-master
9.8
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.6, compromised salt-minions can impersonate the salt-master.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Salt · Saltstack
before 2016.3.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7893
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7893
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2016.3.6.html
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