{"id":"CVE-2021-22004","aliases":["GHSA-xf37-qcvf-7m57","PYSEC-2021-346"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2021-22004","summary":"Improper Authentication in SaltStack Salt","details":"An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\\salt\\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.","published":"2021-09-08T15:15:12.723Z","modified":"2026-07-08T05:58:52.951084189Z","cvss":{"score":6.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"salt","fixedVersion":"3003.3"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T05:58:52.951084189Z"}}