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CVE-2020-28972

In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) do

In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.9 EPSS 0.00802
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Weakness Classification

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

17
saltstack salt< 2015.8.10
saltstack salt>= 2015.8.11 and < 2015.8.13
saltstack salt>= 2016.3.0 and < 2016.3.4
saltstack salt>= 2016.3.5 and < 2016.3.6
saltstack salt>= 2016.3.7 and < 2016.3.8
saltstack salt>= 2016.3.9 and < 2016.11.3
saltstack salt>= 2016.11.4 and < 2016.11.5
saltstack salt>= 2016.11.7 and < 2016.11.10
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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 HIGH fixed in 2015.8.13
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Scoring & Timeline

5.9
MEDIUM · 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 NVD27 Feb 2021 · 05:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

11
usnUSN-6948-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0347-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2021_0632-1
suse-csafsuse-ru-2021_0633-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:0624-1
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References & Sources

8
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01Third Party Advisory
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