# CVE-2022-22967: Salt's PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts > Attackers with locked accounts can bypass PAM authentication to execute Salt commands, requiring an upgrade to SaltStack Salt. - **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Over the internet - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 22 Jun 2022 - **Updated:** 5 May 2025 - **Also known as:** GHSA-fpxm-fprw-6hxj, PYSEC-2022-210, SUSE-SU-2022:2154-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2159-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2178-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2178-2, SUSE-SU-2022:2253-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2278-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2304-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3172-1, SUSE-SU-2022:3177-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-22967, openSUSE-SU-2024:12154-1 ## What is CVE-2022-22967? CVE-2022-22967 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 22 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.9, 3003.5, 3004.2. PAM auth fails to reject locked accounts, which allows a previously authorized user whose account is locked still run Salt commands when their account is locked. This affects both local shell accounts with an active session and salt-api users that authenticate via PAM eauth. Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22967? 7 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `salt` | PyPI | All versions | 3002.9 | | `salt` | PyPI | All versions | 3002.9 | | `salt` | PyPI | All versions | 3002.9 | | `salt` | PyPI | From 3003.0 | 3003.5 | | `salt` | PyPI | From 3003.0 | 3003.5 | | `salt` | PyPI | From 3004.0 | 3004.2 | | `salt` | PyPI | From 3004.0 | 3004.2 | | `salt` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7 | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 3004-150000.8.41.40.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150000.8.41.40.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | All versions | 3004-150300.53.24.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | All versions | 3004-150300.53.24.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 | All versions | 3000-65.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 | All versions | 3004-150300.53.24.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | All versions | 3004-150400.8.8.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 | All versions | 3004-150300.53.24.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 | All versions | 3004-150400.8.8.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP3 | All versions | 3004-150300.53.24.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP4 | All versions | 3004-150400.8.8.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 3004-150000.8.41.40.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 3004-150000.8.41.40.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 3004-150100.71.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | All versions | 3000-65.1 | | `venv-salt-minion` | SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | All versions | 3004-3.11.1 | | `venv-salt-minion` | SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | All versions | 3004-150000.3.11.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1 | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `venv-salt-minion` | SUSE:Manager Proxy Module 4.3 | All versions | 3004-150000.3.11.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `salt` | SUSE:Manager Server 4.1 | All versions | 3004-150200.72.1 | | `venv-salt-minion` | SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.3 | All versions | 3004-150000.3.11.1 | Products: Saltstack Salt. ## How do I fix CVE-2022-22967? Upgrade salt to a fixed version for your release line: 3002.9, 3003.5 or 3004.2. ## Is CVE-2022-22967 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22967 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Saltstack Salt - [CVE-2013-4437](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4437/): SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2013-6617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6617/): SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability (critical 10.0) - [CVE-2021-33226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-33226/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2021-25315](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25315/): salt-api unauthenticated remote code execution (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2018-15751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15751/): SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22967 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2022-22967 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 22 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22967 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected packages and fixed versions: - salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3002.9 - salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3002.9 - salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3002.9 - salt (PyPI): affected from 3003.0; fixed in 3003.5 - salt (PyPI): affected from 3003.0; fixed in 3003.5 - salt (PyPI): affected from 3004.0; fixed in 3004.2 - salt (PyPI): affected from 3004.0; fixed in 3004.2 Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22967/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22967/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22967 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22967 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22967 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22967/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.