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CVE-2017-12791

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.63% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-08-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2017-12791
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.63%

Original NVD 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.

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