Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-22967 · published 23 June 2022

CVE-2022-22967: Saltstack salt incorrect authorization vulnerability

Saltstack · Salt

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.

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 2.1% · top 18.9% CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization

8.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 6.5

2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

Salt Saltstack

References

Link	Tags
https://repo.saltproject.io/	ProductVendor Advisory
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2C	Broken Link
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22	Third Party Advisory
https://repo.saltproject.io/	ProductVendor Advisory
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2C	Broken Link
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-22967), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.