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CVE-2021-25315 (GCVE-0-2021-25315)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-03 09:55 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:03
VLAI
Title
salt-api unauthenticated remote code execution
Summary
CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-287 - CWE - CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 Affected: salt , < 3002.2-3 (custom)
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openSUSE Tumbleweed Affected: salt , ≤ 3002.2-2.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2021-03-01 00:00
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