CVE-2022-22967

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory saltproject.io
Affected: n/a SaltStack Salt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://repo.saltproject.io/ product vendor advisory
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2C broken link
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22967?
CVE-2022-22967 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22967?
To fix CVE-2022-22967, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-22967 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22967 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-22967?
CVE-2022-22967 affects n/a SaltStack Salt.
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