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CVE-2016-3176

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.

  • Published: Jan 31, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-3176
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

OWASP TOP 10:

Software From Fixed in
saltstack / salt 2015.8.5 2015.8.5.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.1 2015.8.1.x
saltstack / salt - 2015.5.9.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.4 2015.8.4.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.2 2015.8.2.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.3 2015.8.3.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.7 2015.8.7.x
saltstack / salt 2015.8.0 2015.8.0.x