GHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
The default configuration for salt-ssh in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.17.0 does not validate the SSH host key of requests, which allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4436 is rated Moderate Risk (64.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.71% | 1.82% | +1.11% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 1.37% | 0.71% | -0.66% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 1.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (7 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
GHSA-f22j-37jj-cxw9 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — SaltStack MITM SSH attack in salt-ssh
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2013-4436 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (salt), 7 status rows across 7 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream): ignored 3, DNE 2, not-affected 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4436 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3 |