vulnerability
VMware SaltStack (CVE-2020-16846): Unauthenticated shell injections on Salt API via SSH client
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Nov 3, 2020 | Nov 11, 2020 | May 3, 2022 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Nov 3, 2020
Added
Nov 11, 2020
Modified
May 3, 2022
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.
Solution
saltstack-upgrade-latest-version
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