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CVE-2020-11651
HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITEDSaltStack Salt's improperly validated ClearFuncs method calls allowed unauthenticated remote access to tokens and command execution on minions.
An authentication bypass in SaltStack Salt's salt-master process let attackers retrieve user tokens and run commands on minions without authentication. DIB orgs must patch this unpatched, KEV-listed flaw immediately to prevent remote code execution and supply-chain compromise. The vendor's failure to validate method calls represents a negligent, avoidable security lapse.
Shame score — A known, unpatched authentication bypass enabling remote command execution on critical infrastructure software, listed in CISA's KEV catalog, reflects negligent validation logic and avoidable exposure.
▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.
SaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The vulnerability allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication, which can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run commands on salt minions. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.
"Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability."