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CVE-2013-6617

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published

2013-11-05T18:55:06.277

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application saltstack salt 0.11.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.12.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.13.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.14.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.15.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.15.1 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.2 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.3 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.4 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.17.0 Yes
References