CVE-2017-8109
lowpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (7)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-xcx4-5wq7-g5g7SaltStack Salt Information Exposure2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
- PYSEC-2017-822017-04-25vendor · osvUS
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
also known as (6)
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references (17)
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- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035912cnnvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/40075cnnvd
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609cnnvd
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609/commits/6e34c2b5e5e849302af7ccd00509929c3809c658cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98095enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035912enisa_euvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.htmlenisa_euvd
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