CVE-2013-4435
Salt has insufficient argument validation in several modules
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
CVE-2013-4435- CVSS 2.0
- 6.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
CVE-2013-4435- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0034 No score
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0034- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9
Salt has insufficient argument validation in several modules
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
GHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9
Salt has insufficient argument validation in several modules
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
GHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9- CVSS 4.0
- 7.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-12 No score
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
PYSEC-2013-12- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4435 No score
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4435- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4435 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Saltstack Salt, published November 5, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in salt 0.17.1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4435
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/doc/topics/releases/0.17.1.rst