Command Injection Vulnerability in SaltStack Salt API by SaltStack
CVE-2019-17361

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Saltstack

Status
Salt
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 January 2020

What is CVE-2019-17361?

The SaltStack Salt API contains a command injection vulnerability when the ssh client is enabled. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary commands on the server hosting the salt-api. Users of SaltStack are advised to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

References

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commits/master
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https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
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EPSS Score

15% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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