Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2020-17490
The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.
EPSS: 0.004 (33.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 3001
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
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.