Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-17361
CVE-2019-17361
Description
In SaltStack Salt through 2019.2.0, the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled is vulnerable to command injection. This allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint to execute arbitrary code on the salt-api host.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI | < 2019.2.3 | 2019.2.3 |
Affected products
15- SaltStack/Saltdescription
- ghsa-coords14 versionspkg:pypi/saltpkg:rpm/opensuse/salt&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Advanced%20Systems%20Management%2012pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%202%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Client%20Tools%2012pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Proxy%203.2pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Manager%20Server%203.2
< 2019.2.3+ 13 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-lp151.5.12.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-5.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-5.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-46.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-6.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-6.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-6.24.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-46.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-5.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-5.64.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-46.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-46.88.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2019.2.0-46.88.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
9- github.com/saltstack/salt/commits/masternvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.3.htmlnvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q53j-p6r2-g2v4ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17361ghsaADVISORY
- usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2020-177.yamlghsaWEB
- usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1ghsaWEB
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