salt: Salt-api allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client
Published Sep 26, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.23%
Description
Salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2 allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.23% (0.03232) | 87.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.21% (0.03205) | 86.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01329) | 78.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.47% (0.03466) | 79.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.33% (0.01329) | 78.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00234) | 62.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00238) | 60.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.26% (0.02260) | 81.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 23, 2022 | 2.26% (0.02260) | 80.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 79.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.20% (0.02199) | 58.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 32.17th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 72.29th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.46% (0.01458) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5200 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418347 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-8r7r-x48r-pf8f Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-39.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5200
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5200
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5200 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418347 | 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-8r7r-x48r-pf8f | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-39.yaml | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5200 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5200 |
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