CVE-2021-22004

Name: CVE-2021-22004
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2021-09-08T15:15:12.723+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.4/10EPSS 0.35%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-22004 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.4/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.4/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.35%

27.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Saltstack	Salt	< 3000.3
Fedoraproject	Fedora	33
Fedoraproject	Fedora	34
Fedoraproject	Fedora	35

References

Timeline

Published: Sep 8, 2021
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-22004?

How severe is CVE-2021-22004?

CVE-2021-22004 has a CVSS score of 6.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-22004?

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Source: NVD / NIST