CVE-2013-4437

SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp

10.0 HighFix available

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Exploit likelihood

1.46%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: CVE-2013-4437
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: CVE-2013-4437
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-0039 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: EUVD-2013-0039
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr3x-v97p-42xw No score

SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: GHSA-qr3x-v97p-42xw
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-qr3x-v97p-42xw No score

SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: GHSA-qr3x-v97p-42xw
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2013-27 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: PYSEC-2013-27
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4437 No score

Unspecified vulnerability in salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 has unspecified impact and vectors related to "insecure Usage of /tmp."

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4437
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

saltstack salt

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`salt` PyPI	0.17.0 to 0.17.0	0.17.1
`salt` PyPI	0.17.0 up to 0.17.1	0.17.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4437 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) 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 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in salt 0.17.1.

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

History

In short

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