[UPDATE] [high] SaltStack Salt: Multiple vulnerabilities

highCVE-2023-40590 CVE-2023-41040

An attacker can exploit a vulnerability in SaltStack Salt to execute arbitrary code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: SaltStack product: Salt Remote code execution

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in SaltStack Salt enable attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Who is affected: All SaltStack Salt deployments are affected.
Urgency: High urgency; arbitrary code execution in infrastructure automation tool poses severe risk.
Action: Update SaltStack Salt to patched versions immediately.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-03
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2023-2428

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2023-405900.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2023-410401.0% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 61% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2023-40590	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2023-41040	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for SaltStack Salt

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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