Answer in brief
CVE-2020-16846 records a High severity missing auth vulnerability in SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability. The source record marks it as known exploited. No package mapping is present, so exposure must be confirmed against the affected product and deployment inventory.
Answer in brief
CVE-2020-16846 records a High severity missing auth vulnerability in SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability. The source record marks it as known exploited. No package mapping is present, so exposure must be confirmed against the affected product and deployment inventory.
Review the upstream advisory, identify the affected product in your inventory, and apply the vendor update when one is available.
Missing Auth describes the vulnerability class recorded for this advisory. CISA KEV marks CVE-2020-16846 as known exploited, so exposure review should be prioritized. This is a product-level record in the current feed, not a package-level dependency mapping.
Affected software not mapped. Review the upstream record for vendor-specific product and version guidance.
No references were reported by the source.
SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.
Reported by CISA KEV (kev).
CVE-2020-16846 records a High severity missing auth vulnerability in SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability. The source record marks it as known exploited. No package mapping is present, so exposure must be confirmed against the affected product and deployment inventory.
The source record marks it as known exploited.
Confirm whether the product or interface named by this advisory exists in your inventory.
HOL Guard can help your team monitor supply-chain activity while the upstream record is clarified.
Explore HOL GuardReview the upstream advisory, identify the affected product in your inventory, and apply the vendor update when one is available.
Missing Auth describes the vulnerability class recorded for this advisory. CISA KEV marks CVE-2020-16846 as known exploited, so exposure review should be prioritized. This is a product-level record in the current feed, not a package-level dependency mapping.
Affected software not mapped. Review the upstream record for vendor-specific product and version guidance.
No references were reported by the source.
SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.
Reported by CISA KEV (kev).
CVE-2020-16846 records a High severity missing auth vulnerability in SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability. The source record marks it as known exploited. No package mapping is present, so exposure must be confirmed against the affected product and deployment inventory.
The source record marks it as known exploited.
Confirm whether the product or interface named by this advisory exists in your inventory.
HOL Guard can help your team monitor supply-chain activity while the upstream record is clarified.
Explore HOL Guard