============================ Salt 2015.8.13 Release Notes ============================ Version 2015.8.13 is a bugfix release for :ref:`2015.8.0 `. Security Fixes ============== **CVE-2017-5192** local_batch client external authentication not respected The ``LocalClient.cmd_batch()`` method client does not accept ``external_auth`` credentials and so access to it from salt-api has been removed for now. This vulnerability allows code execution for already-authenticated users and is only in effect when running salt-api as the ``root`` user. **CVE-2017-5200** Salt-api allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client Users of Salt-API and salt-ssh could execute a command on the salt master via a hole when both systems were enabled. We recommend everyone on the 2015.8 branch upgrade to a patched release as soon as possible.