Command Injection Vulnerability in SaltStack Salt from Salt Project
CVE-2021-3148

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Saltstack

Status
Salt
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2021

What is CVE-2021-3148?

A vulnerability in SaltStack Salt allows attackers to execute command injection via crafted web requests sent to the Salt API. This arises from improper handling of single and double quotes within the salt.utils.thin.gen_thin() function, potentially enabling unauthorized command execution. Users of affected versions should update 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

8% 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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