CVE-2020-16846
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-16846 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-11-06 08:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:19:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.943870000 probability, percentile 0.999710000 (date 2026-04-01)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-78
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | SaltStack |
|---|---|
| Product | Salt |
| Name | SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
| Notes | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16846 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Saltstack | Salt | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Saltstack | Salt | 3001 | All | All | All |
| Application | Saltstack | Salt | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Saltstack | Salt | 3001 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaltStack Salt REST API Arbitrary Command Execution ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2480-2] salt regression update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | |
| ZDI-20-1379 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| Releases · saltstack/salt · GitHub | MISC | github.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 2480-1] salt security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | |
| ZDI-20-1383 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| ZDI-20-1381 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4837-1 salt | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: salt-3001.3-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | FEDORA | lists.fedoraproject.org | Third Party Advisory |
| ZDI-20-1382 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| [SECURITY] Fedora 31 Update: salt-3001.3-1.fc31 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists | lists.fedoraproject.org | ||
| ZDI-20-1380 | Zero Day Initiative | MISC | www.zerodayinitiative.com | |
| Salt: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202011-13) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1868-1: critical: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Active SaltStack CVEs Announced 11/3/20 – Salt Project | CONFIRM | www.saltstack.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.