CVE-2021-21996 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting SaltStack Salt versions prior to 3003.3, as well as various Debian and Fedora distributions. It allows an authenticated attacker with control over source and source_hash URLs to achieve full file system access as root on a Salt minion. The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3000.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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