GHSA-QR38-H96J-2J3W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:33 – Updated: 2025-10-22 17:55
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Summary
SaltStack Salt Command Injection in netapi ssh client
Details

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.

Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
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