salt: Minion code copies over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions
Published Apr 25, 2017
8.5
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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).
Affected products
No data.
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-ssh is not used with these products.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 37.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 21.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98095 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8109 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1445655 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035912 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xcx4-5wq7-g5g7 Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-82.yaml
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/40075 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609/commits/6e34c2b5e5e849302af7ccd00509929c3809c658 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8109
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8109
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