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                "introduced": "0"
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                "last_affected": "33"
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      "ranges": [
        {
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              {
                "introduced": "0"
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          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt",
          "type": "GIT"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\\salt\\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.",
  "id": "CVE-2021-22004",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T23:09:37.604072920Z",
  "published": "2021-09-08T15:15:12.723Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}