CVE-2020-11651: SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The vulnerability allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication, which can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run commands on salt minions. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Nov 3, 2021 · high severity · unattributed attribution