CVE-2016-1866 describes a critical vulnerability in Salt 2015.8.x before version 2015.8.4, affecting products like openSUSE and SaltStack. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code on Salt minions by injecting packets into the data stream due to improper handling of clear messages. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it requires high attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2015.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub 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.