CVE-2020-16846—SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability

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2021-11-03 · last modified June 21, 2025

Metadata

CVE ID:
CVE-2020-16846
Project:
SaltStack
Product:
Salt
Date Added:
2021-11-03
Due Date:
2022-05-03
Last Updated:
June 21, 2025

Vulnerability Name

SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability

Description

SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:
Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

  • https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16846

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