CVE-2020-25592

CRITICAL

Salt < 2015.8.10 - Authentication Bypass

Title source: rule

Description

In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens. A user can bypass authentication and invoke Salt SSH.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT

by KPC, wvu · rubypocunix

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/saltstack_salt_api_cmd_exec.rb

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (8)

[Third Party Advisory] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.4338

EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-287

Status published

Products (5)

debian/debian_linux 9.0

debian/debian_linux 10.0

pypi/salt 0 - 2015.8.13PyPI

saltstack/salt 3001

saltstack/salt < 2015.8.10

Published Nov 06, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026