CVE-2018-15751: saltstack salt Improper Authentication
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63PYSEC-2018-30UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15751
Published 24-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-15751 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 5.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
5.24%
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 13 · Related 12Timeline
- 24-10-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
5.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
92%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 5.24% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score5.24%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
PyPI1 product
- salt≥ 2017.7.0, < 2017.7.8 | ≥ 2018.3.0, < 2018.3.3 | ≥ 2016.11.0, < 2016.11.10 | < 2017.7.8
Saltstack1 product
- salt< 2017.7.8 | ≥ 2018.3.0, < 2018.3.3
Ubuntu1 product
- salt< 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | < 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2
3 vendors · 3 products
References
19 links- docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJMailing ListX Refsource MLISTRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJMailing ListX Refsource MLISTRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEBREPORT
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEB
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE