CVE-2020-28972

salt: Authentication to vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi servers does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate

Published Feb 27, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2815-1 salt security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5011-1 salt security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6948-1 Salt vulnerabilities
History

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:48 PM
Reserved
Nov 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 27, 2021, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:10 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Feb 25, 2021, 12:00 AM