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CVE-2015-6918 json

salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log

published 2017-10-10 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw , PYSEC-2017-70 , EUVD-2017-0124

cvss
6.3
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Patch / fix

  • pypi salt 2015.5.5
  • salt Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6918

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-6918 updated cvss 3.5

salt: git module leaks authentication details into log

  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 salt Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.3 salt
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

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Exploit prediction

1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.5 AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.0 6.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
pypi salt
<2015.5.5
2015.5.5

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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