CVE-2020-11651

salt: salt-master process ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls

Published Apr 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 96.6% KEV · Listed
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run arbitrary commands on salt minions.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2223-1 salt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4676-1 salt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4676-2 salt security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pjhf-vpx3-33r3 SaltStack Salt Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4459-1 Salt vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6849-1 Salt vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:35 PM
Reserved
Apr 8, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 30, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:50 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 29, 2020, 12:00 AM