CVE-2016-9639

salt: Vulnerable caching provides access to private pillar data

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Published Feb 7, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0118	Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
Github GHSA	GHSA-hvmj-356c-gpf4	Salt allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.7% (2.653% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-key
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9639
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9639

History

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Subscriptions

Saltstack Salt

Weaknesses

CWE-284

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 7, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 2:59 AM
Reserved: Nov 25, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2017, 5:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:56 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Nov 25, 2016, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Nov 25, 2016, 12:00 AM

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