CVE-2018-15751

Description

SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.87% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html release notes vendor advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html release notes vendor advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ mailing list release notes third party advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ mailing list release notes third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-15751?
CVE-2018-15751 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-15751?
To fix CVE-2018-15751, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-15751 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-15751 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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