CVE-2023-20898
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.003 · 25 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.2–7.8
ssvc
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affected products (17)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2274SaltStack Salt: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-09-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in SaltStack Salt ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- GHSA-qvh6-3j7x-3hq7Salt can cause Git Providers to get wrong data2023-09-05ghsa · osvUS
Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.
- PYSEC-2023-1692023-09-05vendor · osvUS
Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20898/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/cnnvd
- https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/enisa_euvd
- https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/enisa_euvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/nvd
- https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
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