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CVE-2013-4438

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94
EPSS score
2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-0035)
Published
November 5, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0035 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • saltstack / salt
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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