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CVE-2020-16846
- EPSS 94.39%
- Published 06.11.2020 08:15:13
- Last modified 14.03.2025 17:28:24
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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.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability
VulnerabilitySaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 94.39% | 1 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 10 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.