CVE-2016-3176: saltstack salt Improper Authentication
CVSS: 5.6v3.0MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2016:0970-1SUSE-SU-2016:0972-1SUSE-SU-2016:1343-1GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2PYSEC-2017-33UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3176
Published 31-01-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-3176 is a medium (CVSS 5.6) Improper Authentication vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.6/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.87%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 31-01-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.6MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
58%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.87% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.87%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Suse3 products
- salt&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0< 2014.1.10-5.6
- salt&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 2< 2014.1.10-3.1
- salt&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 2.1< 2014.1.10-5.1
PyPI1 product
- salt< 2015.5.10 | ≥ 2015.8, < 2015.8.8
Saltstack1 product
- saltEOL≤ 2015.5.9 | 2015.8.0 | 2015.8.1 | 2015.8.2 | 2015.8.3 | 2015.8.4 | 2015.8.5 | 2015.8.7
Ubuntu1 product
- salt< 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
4 vendors · 6 products
References
14 links- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- bugzilla.suse.com/972436REPORT
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE