# CVE-2022-22941: SaltStack Salt Permissions Bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-22941-saltstack-salt-permissions-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-03-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-22941 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-03-29

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. When configured as a Master-of-Masters, with a publisher_acl, if a user configured in the publisher_acl targets any minion connected to the Syndic, the Salt Master incorrectly interpreted no valid targets as valid, allowing configured users to target any of the minions connected to the syndic with their configured commands. This requires a syndic master combined with publisher_acl configured on the Master-of-Masters, allowing users specified in the publisher_acl to bypass permissions, publishing authorized commands to any configured minion.

Technologies: [salt (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-salt). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-22941 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-22941 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-22941?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 March 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3002.8.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-22941?** Yes. salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3002.8 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-22941?** Check whether you run salt (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3002.8 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "salt>=3002.8"
  ```


## Affected products

- salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3002.8

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-22941
- GHSA-qcr3-hr2f-6557
- PYSEC-2022-174

## Related threats

- [PYSEC-2026-1894 - Salt junos Module Vulnerable to Code Injection via Specially Crafted YAML Payload](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62348-salt-junos-module-vulnerable-to-code-injection-via-specially)
- [PYSEC-2026-1902 - Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62349-salt-authentication-protocol-version-downgrade-allows-minion)
- [PYSEC-2026-1896 - Salt's worker process vulnerable to denial of service through file read operation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-22242-salt-s-worker-process-vulnerable-to-denial-of-service-through)
- [PYSEC-2026-1895 - Salt's file contents overwrite the VirtKey class](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-22241-salt-s-file-contents-overwrite-the-virtkey-class)
- [PYSEC-2026-1898 - Salt's on demand pillar functionality vulnerable to arbitrary command injections](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-22237-salt-s-on-demand-pillar-functionality-vulnerable-to-arbitrary)