CVE-2022-22934: saltstack salt
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-2q4g-wfm6-5fpmPYSEC-2022-171UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22934
Published 29-03-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-22934 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.88%
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 15 · Related 15Timeline
- 29-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. Salt Masters do not sign pillar data with the minion’s public key, which can result in attackers substituting arbitrary pillar data.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsHigh 8.7Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
High 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 5.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.88%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
58%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.88% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.88%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
PyPI1 product
- salt≥ 3004, < 3004.1 | ≥ 3003, < 3003.4 | < 3002.8
Saltstack1 product
- salt≥ 3002, < 3002.8 | ≥ 3003, < 3003.4 | ≥ 3004, < 3004.1
Ubuntu1 product
- saltAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
16 links- github.com/saltstack/salt/releases%2CBroken Link
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE