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CVE-2022-22967

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 22, 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 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2. PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts, which allows a previously authorized user whose account is locked still run Salt commands when their account is locked. This affects both local shell accounts with an active session and salt-api users that authenticate via PAM eauth.

Affected

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

Salt· Saltstack
95%
v < 3002.93003 ≤ v < 3003.53004 ≤ v < 3004.2
Affected range stops below 3002.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3003.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3004.2, 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

References (3)

ProductVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://repo.saltproject.io/
Broken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2C
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22

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
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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