There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE
    Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid
    credentials. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3.
    openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise
    Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior
    versions. (CVE-2021-25315)

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:0899-1 advisory.

  - Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before     2018.3.3 allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server. (CVE-2018-15750)

  - SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass     authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi). (CVE-2018-15751)

  - An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process     ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods     without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run     arbitrary commands on salt minions. (CVE-2020-11651)

  - An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process     ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow     arbitrary directory access to authenticated users. (CVE-2020-11652)

  - In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens. A user can     bypass authentication and invoke Salt SSH. (CVE-2020-25592)

  - A Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm vulnerability in of SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise     Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the     need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt     versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions.
    (CVE-2021-25315)

  - In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module     that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is created with a     pathname that is backed up by snapper, and that the master calls the snapper.diff function (which executes     popen unsafely). (CVE-2021-31607)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE     Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid     credentials. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3.
    openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise     Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior     versions. (CVE-2021-25315)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

An update of the salt3 package has been released.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:2106-1 advisory.

  - Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before     2018.3.3 allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server. (CVE-2018-15750)

  - SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass     authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi). (CVE-2018-15751)

  - An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process     ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods     without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run     arbitrary commands on salt minions. (CVE-2020-11651)

  - An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process     ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow     arbitrary directory access to authenticated users. (CVE-2020-11652)

  - In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens. A user can     bypass authentication and invoke Salt SSH. (CVE-2020-25592)

  - A Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm vulnerability in of SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise     Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the     need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt     versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions.
    (CVE-2021-25315)

  - In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module     that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is created with a     pathname that is backed up by snapper, and that the master calls the snapper.diff function (which executes     popen unsafely). (CVE-2021-31607)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
433730	SCA: security update for salt (GHSA-pmj6-9f8c-8g2m)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	8/19/2025	7/2/2026	high
433730	SCA: security update for salt (GHSA-pmj6-9f8c-8g2m)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	8/19/2025	7/2/2026	high
151062	openSUSE 15 Security Update : salt (openSUSE-SU-2021:0899-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/28/2021	4/25/2023	critical
260633	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-25315	Nessus	Misc.	9/2/2025	7/12/2026	high
150920	Photon OS 4.0: Salt3 PHSA-2021-4.0-0047	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	6/21/2021	8/22/2025	high
151732	openSUSE 15 Security Update : salt (openSUSE-SU-2021:2106-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/16/2021	4/25/2023	critical

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