NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

CVE-2020-25592: In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 60/100)

A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
A ready-made attack tool exists and the flaw can be exploited over the network without an account, so priority is at least “This week”.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 56.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99% of all records.
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: salt (Debian:10) 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u2; salt (Debian:9) 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6; salt (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 3000-lp151.5.30.1.
Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to salt (Debian:10) 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u2; salt (Debian:9) 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6; salt (openSUSE:Leap 15.1) 3000-lp151.5.30.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens. A user can bypass authentication and invoke Salt SSH.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Weaponized Fix available

Published: Nov 6, 2020
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 56.8% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-287

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This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS: 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 17 / 30 · 56.8%
Ready-made attack tool: 4 / 60 · floor: at least 60

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
saltstack	salt	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt
debian	debian linux	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

debian debian linux10.0
debian debian linux9.0
saltstack salt2016.3.0 and later · before 2016.3.4
saltstack salt2016.3.5 and later · before 2016.3.6
saltstack salt2016.3.7 and later · before 2016.3.8
saltstack salt2016.11.0 and later · before 2016.11.3
saltstack salt2016.11.4 and later · before 2016.11.6
saltstack salt2016.11.7 and later · before 2016.11.10
saltstack saltbefore 2015.8.10
saltstack salt2017.7.5 and later · before 2017.7.8
saltstack salt2018.2.0 and later · before 2018.3.5
saltstack salt2019.2.0 and later · before 2019.2.5
saltstack salt3000.0 and later · before 3000.3
saltstack salt2017.5.0 and later · before 2017.7.4
saltstack salt2015.8.11 and later · before 2015.8.13
saltstack salt3001

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:10	salt	before 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u2	2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u2
Debian:9	salt	before 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6	2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6
openSUSE:Leap 15.1	salt	before 3000-lp151.5.30.1	3000-lp151.5.30.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2	salt	before 3000-lp152.3.15.1	3000-lp152.3.15.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.2	salt	before 3002.2-lp152.3.36.1	3002.2-lp152.3.36.1
openSUSE:Leap 15.3	python-distro	before 1.5.0-3.5.1	1.5.0-3.5.1
PyPI	salt	from 2015.8.11 · before 2015.8.13	2015.8.13
PyPI	salt	from 2016.11.0 · before 2016.11.3	2016.11.3
PyPI	salt	from 2016.11.0 · before 2016.11.10	2016.11.10
PyPI	salt	from 2016.11.4 · before 2016.11.6	2016.11.6
PyPI	salt	from 2016.11.7 · before 2016.11.10	2016.11.10
PyPI	salt	from 2016.3.0 · before 2016.3.8	2016.3.8
PyPI	salt	from 2016.3.0 · before 2016.3.4	2016.3.4
PyPI	salt	from 2016.3.5 · before 2016.3.6	2016.3.6
PyPI	salt	from 2016.3.7 · before 2016.3.8	2016.3.8
PyPI	salt	from 2017.5.0 · before 2017.7.8	2017.7.8
PyPI	salt	from 2017.7.0 · before 2017.7.4	2017.7.4
PyPI	salt	from 2017.7.5 · before 2017.7.8	2017.7.8
PyPI	salt	from 2018.2.0 · before 2018.3.5	2018.3.5
PyPI	salt	from 2018.3.0rc1 · before 2018.3.5	2018.3.5
PyPI	salt	from 2019.2.0 · before 2019.2.5	2019.2.5
PyPI	salt	from 2019.2.0 · before 2019.2.7	2019.2.7
PyPI	salt	from 3000 · before 3000.3	3000.3
PyPI	salt	from 3000.0 · before 3000.5	3000.5

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Same product

saltstack: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2020-16846An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002.KEV
99Now
CVE-2020-11651An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2.KEV
98Now
CVE-2020-11652An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2.KEV
82Now

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2019-17361Jan 16, 2020 · In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection.
44Plan
← EarlierCVE-2020-17490Nov 6, 2020 · The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.
22Monitor
Later →CVE-2020-28243Feb 27, 2021 · An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5.
32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
debian:salt	2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6 · Debian:9	Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-distro	1.5.0-3.5.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.3	Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:salt	3000-lp152.3.15.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.2	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2015.8.10	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2015.8.13	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.11.10	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.11.3	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.11.6	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.3.4	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.3.6	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2016.3.8	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2017.7.4	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2017.7.8	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2018.3.5	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2019.2.5	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	2019.2.7	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	3000.3	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	3000.5	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	3001.3	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:salt	3002.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:bind-formula	0.1.1603299886.60e4bcf-3.3.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:cobbler	2.2.2-0.68.12.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana-formula	0.3.0-3.3.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:image-sync-formula	0.1.1602150122.f08af0a-3.6.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:mgr-daemon	4.1.3-5.20.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:prometheus-exporters-formula	0.8.0-3.16.2 · SUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:salt	2016.11.10-43.63.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacecmd	4.1.8-18.72.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-backend	4.1.16-4.11.5 · SUSE:Manager Proxy Module 4.1	Package registry (OSV)
suse:spacewalk-client-tools	4.1.7-27.38.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

Metasploit module ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Metasploit module	exploit/linux/http/saltstack_salt_api_cmd_execSaltStack Salt REST API Arbitrary Command Executionexploit	2020-11-03

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

MetasploitNov 3, 2020-3 d
PublishedNov 6, 2020
TodayOct 26, 2026+2181 d

EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2021-31607168 days apartIn SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege esca
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CVE-2020-28243113 days apartAn issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5.
32Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

TR-20-948 · Nov 11, 2020(SaltStack Güvenlik Güncellemesi)

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Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-287 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
2

3// Route added later skips the middleware
4app.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);

Fixed

1const admin = express.Router();
2admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
3

4admin.post("/config", updateConfig);
5app.use("/admin", admin);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

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References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html

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