SaltStack Salt prior 3002.9/3003.5/3004.2 PAM Auth improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in SaltStack Salt. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PAM Auth. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-22967. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SaltStack Salt. It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown functionality of the component PAM Auth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2. PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts, which allows a previously authorized user whose account is locked still run Salt commands when their account is locked. This affects both local shell accounts with an active session and salt-api users that authenticate via PAM eauth.

The weakness was presented 06/23/2022. The advisory is shared at saltproject.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-22967 since 01/10/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261247 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-22967), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3002.9, 3003.5 or 3004.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at saltproject.io.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261247). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 261247
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-22967

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Salt 3002.9/3003.5/3004.2

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01/10/2022 🔍
06/23/2022 +163 days 🔍
06/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2025 +1174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22967 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22967
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202533

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2022 21:53
Updated: 09/09/2025 15:01
Changes: 06/23/2022 21:53 (40), 09/09/2025 15:01 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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