CVE-2017-5192 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-5192

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

salt
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2016.3.0, 2016.3.1, 2016.3.2, 2016.3.3, 2016.3.4, 2016.11.0, 2016.11.1, 2016.11.2

Timeline

Official Publish: September 26th, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.