Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-21996
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. A user who has control of the source, and source_hash URLs can gain full file system access as root on a salt minion.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-21996
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.49%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 73 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-21996
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.1
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
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10.0
|
NIST |
|
7.5
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.6
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2021-21996
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/
[SECURITY] Fedora 33 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc33 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5011-1 saltThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/
Salt Security Advisory 2021-SEP-02 - Salt ProjectPatch;Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00019.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2823-2] salt regression updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/
[SECURITY] Fedora 34 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc34 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
Salt: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202310-22) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00017.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 2823-1] salt security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: salt-3003.3-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-ListsMailing List;Third Party Advisory
Products affected by CVE-2021-21996
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*