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CVE-2015-1839

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1839 describes a vulnerability in SaltStack versions prior to 2014.7.4, specifically within the modules/chef.py component, where temporary file handling in /tmp is insecure. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) is a local attack requiring low privileges and complexity, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2014.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.43%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
35.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0043 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: saltFixed in: 2014.7.4
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-6grp-75pq-c8cjmedium

SaltStack has insecure /tmp file handling in salt/modules/chef.py

May 17, 2022
redhatCVE-2015-1839Moderate

salt: insecure /tmp file handling in salt/modules/chef.py

Mar 25, 2015

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
docs.saltstack.com / en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
github.com / saltstack/salt/commit/22d2f7a1ec93300c34e8c42d14ec39d51e610b5c
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / saltstack/salt/commit/b49d0d4b5ca5c6f31f03e2caf97cef1088eeed81
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory