Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2020-17490
The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 33.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 3001
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-ne… (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-17490?
- CVE-2020-17490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-17490?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.