Privilege escalation in SaltStack Salt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2021-31607 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-77 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Salt Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels |
| Vendor | SaltStack |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Command Injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU58292
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31607
CWE-ID:
CWE-77 - Command injection
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to command injection in the snapper module. A local user can escalate privileges on a minion.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSalt: 2016.9 - 3002.6
External linkshttp://sec.stealthcopter.com/saltstack-snapper-minion-privledge-escaltion/
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1953065
http://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/43e4ac985a2fc5f0d596c9fc6bc700b0d1af5344
http://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
