CVE-2018-15751
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (12)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
SaltStack Salt 2016.11.x before 2016.11.10, 2017.7.x 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).
- PYSEC-2018-302018-10-24vendor · osvUS
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).
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sources
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references (29)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.htmlcnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJcnnvd
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158873/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4459-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/cnnvd
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