CVE-2020-16846

salt: sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection

Published Nov 6, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 99.6% KEV · Listed
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2480-1 salt security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2480-2 salt regression update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4837-1 salt security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qr38-h96j-2j3w SaltStack Salt Command Injection in netapi ssh client
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6948-1 Salt vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7181-1 Salt vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opensuse
Opensuse leap
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opensuse
Opensuse leap
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2025, 11:35 PM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 6, 2020, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:58 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 3, 2020, 12:00 AM