CVE-2016-9639 describes a critical vulnerability in SaltStack Salt versions prior to 2015.8.11, where deleted minions could still access or modify data on new minions assigned the same ID due to improper caching. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve high confidentiality and integrity impact over the network with low attack complexity. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2015.8.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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