Improper Certificate Validation in Salt - CVE-2020-35662

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Improper Certificate Validation in Salt - CVE-2020-35662

Published: February 28, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50985
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35662
CWE-ID: CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SaltStack
Affected software:
Salt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper TLS certificate validation. A remote attacker can force the application to accept an untrusted certificate and perform MitM attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-35662

Install updates from vendor's website.

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