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CVE-2013-6617

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 3.0%EU EUVD

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

Key facts

CVSS score
10.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
3.0% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-0037)
Published
November 5, 2013
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0037 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt
  • saltstack / salt

References

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

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