CVE-2019-17361 is a critical command injection vulnerability in SaltStack Salt versions through 2019.2.0, specifically impacting the salt-api NET API when the SSH client is enabled. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host with network access to the API endpoint. Rated 9.8 CRITICAL, it has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2019.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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