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CVE-2020-16846

🗓️ 06 Nov 2020 07:27:24Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 9 Media mentions👁 1189 Views🌐 WEB

CVE-2020-16846: SaltStack Salt through 3002. Shell injection via crafted web requests

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0day.today		SaltStack Salt REST API Arbitrary Command Execution Exploit
12 Nov 202000:00
–zdt
FreeBSD		salt -- multiple vulnerabilities
6 Nov 202000:00
–freebsd
GithubExploit		Exploit for OS Command Injection in Saltstack Salt
14 Oct 202110:09
–githubexploit
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2020-16846 — SaltStack Unauthenticated Shell Injection
6 Nov 202000:00
–attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2020-25592 — SaltStack Authentication Bypass and Salt SSH Command Execution
6 Nov 202000:00
–attackerkb
AlpineLinux		CVE-2020-16846
6 Nov 202007:27
–alpinelinux
ArchLinux		[ASA-202011-7] salt: multiple issues
10 Nov 202000:00
–archlinux
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the configuration management system and remote execution of operations, related to the lack of measures to neutralize special elements, allows attackers to gain access to confidential data, compromise its integrity, and cause service failures.
6 Apr 202100:00
–bdu_fstec
Circl		CVE-2020-16846
11 Nov 202019:52
–circl
CISA KEV Catalog		SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability
3 Nov 202100:00
–cisa_kev
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saltstacksaltRange<2015.8.10
OR
saltstacksaltRange2015.8.11–2015.8.13
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.3.0–2016.3.4
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.3.5–2016.3.6
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.3.7–2016.3.8
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.11.0–2016.11.3
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.11.4–2016.11.6
OR
saltstacksaltRange2016.11.7–2016.11.10
OR
saltstacksaltRange2017.5.0–2017.7.4
OR
saltstacksaltRange2017.7.5–2017.7.8
OR
saltstacksaltRange2018.2.0–2018.3.5
OR
saltstacksaltRange2019.2.0–2019.2.5
OR
saltstacksaltRange3000.0–3000.3
OR
saltstacksaltMatch3001
OR
saltstacksaltMatch3002
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debiandebian_linuxMatch9.0
OR
debiandebian_linuxMatch10.0
Node
fedoraprojectfedoraMatch31
Node
opensuseleapMatch15.1
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
clientrequest body/runSalt API /run endpoint vulnerable to shell injection via crafted SSH payloadCWE-78
tgtrequest body/runSalt API /run endpoint vulnerable to shell injection via crafted SSH payloadCWE-78
funrequest body/runSalt API /run endpoint vulnerable to shell injection via crafted SSH payloadCWE-78
eauthrequest body/runSalt API /run endpoint vulnerable to shell injection via crafted SSH payloadCWE-78
ssh_privrequest body/runSalt API /run endpoint vulnerable to shell injection via crafted SSH payloadCWE-78

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17 Jun 2026 02:58Current
9.3High risk
Vulners AI Score9.3
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.99585
SSVC
CWE-78In Wild
cve202016846saltstacksaltshell injectionweb requestsnvd
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