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CVE-2020-11652: SaltStack Salt Path Traversal Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2020-11652
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
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.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: SaltStackproduct: SaltPath traversal
What
A path traversal vulnerability in the salt-master process allows directory access to authenticated users.
Who is affected
Authenticated users of SaltStack Salt are affected if they do not follow security best practices.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and the severity of the vulnerability.
Action
Upgrade to the patched version of SaltStack Salt.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11652

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-11652coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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