{"action":"Upgrade salt to 2015.8.10 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"2015.8.10","introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2015.8.13","introduced":"2015.8.11"},{"fixed":"2016.3.4","introduced":"2016.3.0"},{"fixed":"2016.3.6","introduced":"2016.3.5"},{"fixed":"2016.3.8","introduced":"2016.3.7"},{"fixed":"2016.11.3","introduced":"2016.11.0"},{"fixed":"2016.11.6","introduced":"2016.11.4"},{"fixed":"2016.11.10","introduced":"2016.11.7"},{"fixed":"2017.7.4","introduced":"2017.7.0"},{"fixed":"2017.7.8","introduced":"2017.7.5"},{"fixed":"2018.3.5","introduced":"2018.3.0rc1"},{"fixed":"2019.2.5","introduced":"2019.2.0"},{"fixed":"3000.3","introduced":"3000"}],"component":"salt","cve_ids":["CVE-2020-16846"],"ecosystem":"PyPI","epss":0.99585,"exploited":true,"fixed_versions":["2015.8.10","2015.8.13","2016.3.4","2016.3.6","2016.3.8","2016.11.3","2016.11.6","2016.11.10","2017.7.4","2017.7.8","2018.3.5","2019.2.5","3000.3"],"ghsa_id":"GHSA-qr38-h96j-2j3w","id":"tcs_01M5KG9ACKJ95AKV3S6M40779C","modified_at":"2026-06-10T17:02:38.389596966Z","published_at":"2020-11-06T08:15:00Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-104","https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases","https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/","https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/","https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html","https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837","https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qr38-h96j-2j3w"],"severity":{"label":"unknown"},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"PYSEC-2020-104","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2020-104"},{"source":"kev","source_id":"CVE-2020-16846","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json"}],"summary":"An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection."}