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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-3176 · published 31 January 2017

CVE-2016-3176: Saltstack salt improper authentication vulnerability

Saltstack · Salt

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

5.6 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.87% · top 42.5% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
5.6CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 4.3
0.87%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-3176), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-05). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.