Vulnerability Intelligence Report
SaltStack Salt Path Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2020-11652
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow arbitrary directory access to authenticated users.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
6.5
MEDIUM
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:3.6
EPSS Probability:86.06%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| saltstack | salt | all |
| opensuse | leap | 15.1 |
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04, 18.04 |
| blackberry | workspaces_server | 9.1.0 |
| vmware | application_remote_collector | 7.5.0, 8.0.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
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Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-04-08T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-04-30T17:00:03 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:35:44 |
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