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CVE-2015-6918

salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log

6.3 MediumFix available

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.25%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
CVE-2015-6918
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
CVE-2015-6918
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0124 No score

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
EUVD-2017-0124
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw 6.3

salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw 6.3

salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-6918 6.3

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6918
CVSS 3.0
6.3 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-70 No score

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Record
PYSEC-2017-70
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4769-1 No score

salt vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Salt allowed remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a special crafted file. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2014-3563)

Andreas Stieger discovered that Salt exposed git usernames and passwords in log files. An attacker could use this issue to retrieve sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-6918).

It was discovered that Salt exposed password authentication credentials in log files. An attacker could use this issue to retrieve sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2015-6941)

It was discovered that Salt allowed remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a special crafted file. An attacker could use this issue to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12791, CVE-2017-14695, CVE-2017-14696)

It was discovered that Salt allowed remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server. An attacker could use this issue to extract sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-15750)

It was discovered that Salt allowed users to bypass authentication. An attacker could use this issue to extract sensitive information, execute arbitrary code or crash the server. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-15751)

Record
USN-4769-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
salt
PyPI
before 2015.5.5
2015.5.5
salt
PyPI
before 2015.5.5, plus listed versions
0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4
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0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3
2015.5.5
salt
PyPI
before 2015.5.5, plus listed versions
0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4
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0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3
2015.5.5
salt
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
0.16.0-10.16.4-20.17.1+dfsg-10.17.2-10.17.2-2
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0.17.2-30.17.4-10.17.4-20.17.5-10.17.5+ds-1
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
salt
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
2015.5.3+ds-12015.8.1+ds-22015.8.3+ds-12015.8.3+ds-22015.8.3+ds-3
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2015.8.5+ds-12015.8.7+ds-12015.8.8+ds-12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2015-6918 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Saltstack Salt 2015, published October 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in salt 2015.5.5.

References

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