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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-4437 · published 5 November 2013

CVE-2013-4437: Saltstack salt vulnerability

Saltstack · Salt

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

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.5% · top 27.5%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-4437), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.