CVE-2020-17490 (GCVE-0-2020-17490)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-11-06 07:29 – Updated: 2024-08-04 14:00
VLAI
Summary
The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2025-11-21T16:15:54+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2020-17490",
      "id": "CVE-2020-17490",
      "initial_release_date": "2020-11-03T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_affected": "2",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "salt: creates certificates with weak file permissions",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-17490.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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