CVE-2019-17361: canonical ubuntu_linux Command Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-q53j-p6r2-g2v4PYSEC-2020-177UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17361
Published 17-01-2020Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-17361 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 15.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
15.16%
0%100%
Medium · -0.07 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 17-01-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
15.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.07 pp
From 15.23% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score15.16%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.1
PyPI1 product
- salt< 2019.2.3 | < 2019.2.1
Saltstack1 product
- salt≤ 2019.2.0
Ubuntu1 product
- saltAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1 | < 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2
6 vendors · 6 products
References
13 links- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.3.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMWEBREPORTRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEWEBMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANWEBAdvisoryThird Party Advisory
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE