{"cve":"CVE-2016-3176","nvd":{"published":"2017-01-31T19:59:00.183","modified":"2026-06-17T00:45:14.470","status":"Modified","description":"Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","score":5.6},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html","https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html","https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html","https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html"],"products":["saltstack:salt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3176","score":0.00873,"percentile":0.58907,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2","summary":"Salt Insecure configuration of PAM external authentication service","modified":"2024-10-21T22:08:40.555085Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":["<2015.5.10"],"fixed":["2015.5.10"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":[">=2015.8 <2015.8.8"],"fixed":["2015.8.8"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2017-33","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2017-33","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:36.546735679Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":["<2015.5.10",">=2015.8 <2015.8.8"],"fixed":["2015.5.10","2015.8.8"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}