CVE-2013-4436
SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-4436- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-4436- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0038 No score
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0038- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9
SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
GHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9
SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
GHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2013-26 No score
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
PYSEC-2013-26- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4436 No score
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4436- 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-2013-4436 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) 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 1.82%, the 78th 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-2013-4436
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2013-26.yaml
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4436
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4436