salt: local_batch client external authentication not respected
Published Sep 26, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.70%
Description
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2015.8.12
- 2016.3.0
- 2016.3.1
- 2016.3.2
- 2016.3.3
- 2016.3.4
- 2016.11.0
- 2016.11.1
- 2016.11.2
No data.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3
salt
Not affected
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
salt
Not affected
Red Hat Storage Console 2
salt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 | salt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | salt | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | salt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the salt as shipped with Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3, Red Hat Ceph Storage 2, and Red Hat Storage Console 2 as salt-api and salt-ssh are not shipped with these products.
Red Hat mitigation
Disable salt-api for mitigation.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01695) | 76.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.70% (0.01695) | 76.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 58.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00205) | 56.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5192 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418345 Issue Tracking
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-38.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5192
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5192
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5192 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418345 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-38.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5192 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5192 |
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