CVE-2022-22936

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 29, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSalt

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. Job publishes and file server replies are susceptible to replay attacks, which can result in an attacker replaying job publishes causing minions to run old jobs. File server replies can also be re-played. A sufficient craft attacker could gain root access on minion under certain scenarios.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3002.83002 ≤ v < 3002.83003 ≤ v < 3003.43004 ≤ v < 3004.1
Affected range stops below 3002.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3003.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3004.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-294

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