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CVE-2017-12791

Q: Is CVE-2017-12791 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-12791 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Q: What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12791?

CVE-2017-12791 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-08-23
Fixed in2017.7.1 · 2016.11.7
WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-08-2314:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-12791?format=csv
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD

salt

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2017.7	≥ 2017.7.0, < 2017.7.1	2017.7.1	OSV
2017.7	≥ 2017.7, < 2017.7.1	2017.7.1	OSV
2016.11	< 2016.11.7	2016.11.7	OSV

Saltstack salt

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2016.11	≤ 2016.11.6	no fix published	NVD
2017.7	= 2017.7.0	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Update salt to 2017.7.1 · 2016.11.7

Advisories and patches

bugs.debian.orgPatch
bugzilla.redhat.comPatch
docs.saltstack.comPatch · Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
docs.saltstack.comPatch · Release Notes · Vendor Advisory
github.comPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-22read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.7 %2026-10-22
OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-08-23
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12791?

Is CVE-2017-12791 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-12791 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-12791?

CVE-2017-12791 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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