CVE-2022-22935 | BDVDB-2026-172739 Detail

SaltStack Salt

Description#

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. A minion authentication denial of service can cause a MiTM attacker to force a minion process to stop by impersonating a master.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12022-03-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-05-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2022-03-29
Last modified: 2025-05-05

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: SaltStack Salt

Score

3.7 Low

EPSS

1.5%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 74.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
SaltStack Salt prior to 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

3.7 Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	Low

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).