Access Control Issue in SaltStack Salt Affects Node Management
CVE-2021-3144

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Saltstack

Status
Salt
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-3144?

In SaltStack Salt, an access control vulnerability exists due to the improper handling of eauth tokens, which can be reused after they have expired. This flaw allows potential attackers to execute unauthorized commands against the Salt master or its minions, potentially compromising the management of nodes within the environment. It is crucial for users of affected versions to apply security updates to mitigate this risk.

References

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-salt...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
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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