CVE-2019-17361
mediumpriority · track · 44EPSS 0.152 · 97 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.8–9.8
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affected products (14)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-q53j-p6r2-g2v4SaltStack Salt is vulnerable to command injection2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
In SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.3, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host.
- PYSEC-2020-1772020-01-17vendor · osvUS
In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host.
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references (25)
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- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlcnnvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.3.html#security-fixcnnvd
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commits/mastercnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17361cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158873/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4459-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/SaltStack-Salt-code-execution-via-NET-API-Command-Injection-31796cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.0746/cnnvd
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