CVE-2015-6918
salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log
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
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 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI |
before 2015.5.5 | 2015.5.5 |
saltPyPI |
before 2015.5.5, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2015.5.5 |
saltPyPI |
before 2015.5.5, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2015.5.5 |
saltUbuntu: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 Show 5 moreShow less0.17.2-30.17.4-10.17.4-20.17.5-10.17.5+ds-1 |
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
saltUbuntu: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 Show 5 moreShow less2015.8.5+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
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-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
github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6918
github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/26484
github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/26486
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-70.yaml
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw
github.com/saltstack/salt
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6918
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6918
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4769-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3563
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6941
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12791
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14695
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14696
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15750
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15751
Left out here: 104 versions. The JSON record has them.