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High severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 5, 2013· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2013-6617

CVE-2013-6617

Description

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
saltPyPI
>= 0.11.0, < 0.17.10.17.1

Affected products

12
  • Saltstack/Salt11 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 10 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • ghsa-coords
    pkg:pypi/salt
    Range: >= 0.11.0, < 0.17.1

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