{"id":"CVE-2016-1866","aliases":["GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx","PYSEC-2016-23"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1866","summary":"Salt Improper Access Control","details":"Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.","published":"2016-04-12T14:59:09.087Z","modified":"2026-07-08T05:48:08.136177352Z","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","fixedVersion":"2015.8.4"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00034.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T05:48:08.136177352Z"}}