Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2020-28972
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.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.031 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0, 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28972?
- CVE-2020-28972 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-02-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28972?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.