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CVE-2020-28243

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202310-22

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The minion's restartcheck is vulnerable to command injection via a crafted process name. This allows for a local privilege escalation by any user able to create a files on the minion in a non-blacklisted directory.

Se detectó un problema en SaltStack Salt versiones anteriores a 3002.5. La comprobación de reinicio del minion es vulnerable a una inyección de comandos por medio de un nombre de proceso diseñado. Esto permite una escalada de privilegios local por parte de cualquier usuario capaz de crear archivos en el minion en un directorio no incluido en la lista negra

It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak file permissions. It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-11-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-02-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Saltstack
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Salt
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< 2015.8.10
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13
Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13"
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.3.0 < 2016.3.4
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6
Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6"
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8
Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8"
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.3.9 < 2016.11.3
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.5
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10
Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10"
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2017.5.0 < 2017.7.8
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2018.2.0 <= 2018.3.5
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2019.2.0 < 2019.2.5
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 2019.2.6 < 2019.2.8
Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2019.2.6 < 2019.2.8"
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 3000 < 3000.6
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 3001 < 3001.4
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Affected
Saltstack
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Salt
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>= 3002 < 3002.5
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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32
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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33
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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34
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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9.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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10.0
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Affected
Debian
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Debian Linux
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11.0
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Affected