| CVE ID | CVE-2020-16846 |
| CVSS SCORE | 7.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
SaltStack |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Salt |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SaltStack Salt. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the rest_cherrypy module. When parsing the ssh_priv parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the salt-api process. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
SaltStack has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/ |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
