CVE-2021-25315: SaltStack Salt

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions.

Affected products

• SaltStack Salt: before 3002.2 (fixed in 3002.2)

Published 2021-03-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.