CVE-2021-22004

CWE-362 — Race ConditionCWE-287 — Improper Authentication6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.4MEDIUM
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Saltstack SaltFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedSep 8
Latest updateMay 24

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsaltstack/salt< 3000.3
▶CVEListV5saltstack_saltSaltstack Salt (before 3003.3)
▶PyPIsalt< 3003.3

Also affects: Fedora 33, 34, 35

Patches

Patch: saltproject.io ↗Patch: saltproject.io ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Improper Authentication in SaltStack Salt↗2022-05-24
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OSV
Improper Authentication in SaltStack Salt↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22004: An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003↗2021-09-08
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OSV
CVE-2021-22004: An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003↗2021-09-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
salt: allows malacious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software↗2021-09-02
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