8.8

CVE-2022-22967: saltstack salt Incorrect Authorization

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:2154-1SUSE-SU-2022:2159-1SUSE-SU-2022:2178-1
Published 22-06-2022Last modified 05-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-22967 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 2.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.06%
0%100%
Low · -0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2. PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts, which allows a previously authorized user whose account is locked still run Salt commands when their account is locked. This affects both local shell accounts with an active session and salt-api users that authenticate via PAM eauth.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

81%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.06 pp

From 2.12% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.06%

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

Suse33 products
  • salt&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 6< 3004-150100.71.1
  • salt&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7< 3004-150200.72.1
  • salt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS< 3004-150100.71.1
  • salt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS< 3004-150100.71.1
  • salt&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS< 3004-150200.72.1
Opensuse3 products
  • salt&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 3004-150300.53.24.1
  • salt&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 3004-150400.8.8.1
  • salt&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2< 3004-150300.53.24.1
PyPI1 product
  • salt≥ 3003.0, < 3003.5 | ≥ 3004.0, < 3004.2 | < 3002.9
Saltstack1 product
  • salt< 3002.9 | ≥ 3003, < 3003.5 | ≥ 3004, < 3004.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • saltAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 39 products

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