{"cve":"CVE-2018-15751","nvd":{"published":"2018-10-24T22:29:00.760","modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:03.080","status":"Modified","description":"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).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html","https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html","https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html","https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ","https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ"],"products":["saltstack:salt"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:59.789560037+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-15751","score":0.04902,"percentile":0.92097,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63","summary":"SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api","modified":"2024-10-23T18:53:59.858629Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":[">=2017.7.0 <2017.7.8"],"fixed":["2017.7.8"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":[">=2018.3.0 <2018.3.3"],"fixed":["2018.3.3"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":[">=2016.11.0 <2016.11.10"],"fixed":["2016.11.10"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2018-30","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-30","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:37.944895808Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","purl":"pkg:pypi/salt","ranges":[">=2018.3.0 <2018.3.3","<2017.7.8"],"fixed":["2018.3.3","2017.7.8"]}]}],"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."]}