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CVE-2019-17361

In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection.

In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.17854
Schedule remediation
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

4
saltstack salt<= 2019.2.0
debian linuxall versions
opensuse leapall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI salt CRITICAL fixed in 2019.2.3
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Jan 2020 · 02:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11364-1
usnUSN-4459-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:0357-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2020_0685-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2020:0684-1
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.3.html#security-fixRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commits/masterPatchThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676Third Party Advisory
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