CVE-2013-2228

SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications

Published: 2019-12-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2228 is rated Moderate Risk (60.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.94%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2228

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.02% 1.94% +0.93%
2 2025-04-13 1.92% 1.02% -0.90%
3 2025-03-30 — 1.92% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2228

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2228

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-2228

GHSA-gq26-cpq6-w85r · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — SaltStack RSA Key Generation allows remote users to decrypt communications

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2228

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2228 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (salt), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): DNE 2, ignored 2, not-affected 2, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2228

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2228

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
saltstack saltstack >= 0.14.0, <= 0.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:saltstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2228

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