In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, when authenticating to services using certain modules, the SSL certificate is not always validated.
CVSS v4.0 Metrics
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
ComplexityHigh
RequirementsPresent
PrivilegesNone
User InteractionNone
Threat
Exploit MaturityPoC
Vulnerable System
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
Subsequent System
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
Supplemental
SafetyNegligible
AutomatableYes
RecoveryAutomatic
Value DensityConcentrated
UrgencyMedium
Change Log
| Date | Source | Changes | Score |
|---|
| 2026-07-21 | PoC | E: U→P | 6.9 → 8.1 |
| 2026-07-21 | cve.org | initial, patch: Unavailable | 6.9 |
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 10.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 11.0 |
| debian | debian_linux | 9.0 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 32 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 33 |
| fedoraproject | fedora | 34 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.11.4, < 2016.11.5 |
| saltstack | salt | < 2015.8.10 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2017.5.0, < 2017.7.8 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2019.2.6, < 2019.2.8 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2015.8.11, < 2015.8.13 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 3000, < 3000.6 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.3.0, < 2016.3.4 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 3001, < 3001.4 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.3.5, < 2016.3.6 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 3002, < 3002.5 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.3.7, < 2016.3.8 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.11.7, < 2016.11.10 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2018.2.0, ≤ 2018.3.5 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2019.2.0, < 2019.2.5 |
| saltstack | salt | ≥ 2016.3.9, < 2016.11.3 |
Published: 2021-02-27
