CVE-2023-34049

The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-10-27-advisory/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-11-14 05:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 06:02

NVD link : CVE-2023-34049

Mitre link : CVE-2023-34049

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-34049

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

No CWE.

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