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CVE-2015-6941

CRITICALEPSS 81th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

win_useradd, salt-cloud and the Linode driver in salt 2015.5.x before 2015.5.6, and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.1 leak password information in debug logs.

How to fix

Remediation Available

saltUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-apiUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-cloudUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-masterUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-minionUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-proxyUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-sshUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-syndicUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-11398	High	8.8	8.2%	-	-
CVE-2023-5028	Low	2.0	0.4%	-	-
CVE-2020-2004	Medium	6.8	0.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3037	Low	2.3	0.3%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2015-6941?

Published advisories record a fix for 9 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2015-6941 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2015-6941 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2015-6941?

CVE-2015-6941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2015-6941 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for salt (Ubuntu), salt-api (Ubuntu), salt-cloud (Ubuntu), salt-common (Ubuntu), and 5 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.