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CVE-2013-6617: saltstack salt

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29PYSEC-2013-15UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617
Published 05-11-2013Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-6617 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-11-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.05% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

PyPI1 product
  • salt≥ 0.11.0, < 0.17.1
Saltstack1 product
  • salt0.11.0 | 0.12.0 | 0.13.0 | 0.14.0 | 0.15.0 | 0.15.1 | 0.16.0 | 0.16.2 | 0.16.3 | 0.16.4 | 0.17.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • salt< 0.17.1+dfsg-1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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