HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2022-22967
HIGH

CVE-2022-22967

CWE-863Published: June 23, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2022-22967 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

saltstack1 product(s)
salt
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://repo.saltproject.io/
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
ADVISORYhttps://repo.saltproject.io/
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22

All References (6)

→
https://repo.saltproject.io/Product · Vendor Advisory
→
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2CBroken Link
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22Third Party Advisory
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https://repo.saltproject.io/Product · Vendor Advisory
→
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-release-june-21st-2022/%2CBroken Link
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22Third Party Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2022-22967
CVSS Score8.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-863
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedJun 23, 2022

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2022-22967 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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