CVE-2018-15751: Critical severity SaltStack Salt vulnerability

Published Oct 24, 2018
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Updated

Last updated 25 August 2025

Other sources

SaltStack Salt 2016.11.x before 2016.11.10, 2017.7.x before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).

— GitHub

SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).

— Launchpad

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
debian/salt
pip/salt>=2016.11.0<2016.11.10
2016.11.10
pip/salt>=2018.3.0<2018.3.3
2018.3.3
pip/salt>=2017.7.0<2017.7.8
2017.7.8
SaltStack Salt<2017.7.8
SaltStack Salt>=2018.3.0<2018.3.3

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2016.11.10
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2018.3.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2017.7.8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade SaltStack Salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2016.11.10
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade SaltStack Salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2017.7.8
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade SaltStack Salt to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2018.3.3

Event History

Oct 24, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 13, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·01:23 AM
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·10:52 PM
Description
Sep 2, 2025
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·12:08 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-15751?

CVE-2018-15751 is a vulnerability in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 that allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15751?

The severity of CVE-2018-15751 is critical with a severity score of 9.8.

3

How can I fix CVE-2018-15751?

To fix CVE-2018-15751, update SaltStack Salt to version 2017.7.8 or newer for the 2017.7.x branch, or update to version 2018.3.3 or newer for the 2018.3.x branch.

4

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-15751?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-15751 in the following references: [CVE-2018-15751 on MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-15751), [SaltStack Salt 2017.7.8 Release Notes](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html), [SaltStack Salt 2018.3.3 Release Notes](https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html).

5

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) number of CVE-2018-15751?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) number of CVE-2018-15751 is CWE-287.

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