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[ CVE-2020-11652 · Published 30 Apr 2020 ]

SaltStack Salt Path Traversal Vulnerability

Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 6.5 EPSS 86%No fix listed yet

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

  • Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2021-11-03
  • EPSS: 86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow arbitrary directory access to authenticated users.

CISA: SaltStack Salt contains a path traversal vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs which allows directory access to authenticated users. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 May 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References