CVE-2026-55675 Salty Documentation Repository - Secret Disclosure

Salty documentation repository prior to commit 649c9aea2daef1168eeb0415b44e65dbbde9f220 contains a secret disclosure vulnerability caused by executing attacker-controlled setup.py or PEP 517 build hooks in privileged workflows, letting attackers disclose secrets and compromise the system, exploit requires attacker control of fork content.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.43% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Secret Disclosure
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
13 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-94

Vendor fix

Update to commit 649c9aea2daef1168eeb0415b44e65dbbde9f220 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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