CVE-2020-28243: debian debian_linux Command Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-28243 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Command Injection vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 4.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 11Timeline
- 27-02-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The minion's restartcheck is vulnerable to command injection via a crafted process name. This allows for a local privilege escalation by any user able to create a files on the minion in a non-blacklisted directory.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
4.30%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.30% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundCve 2020 28243
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (sec.stealthcopter.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL32 | 33 | 34
PyPI1 product
- salt< 2015.8.13 | ≥ 2016.3.0, < 2016.11.5 | ≥ 2016.11.7, < 2016.11.10 | ≥ 2017.5.0, < 2017.7.8 | ≥ 2018.2.0, ≤ 2018.3.5 | ≥ 2019.2.0, < 2019.2.8 | ≥ 3000, < 3000.7 | ≥ 3001, < 3001.5 | ≥ 3002, < 3002.3 | ≥ 3002, < 3002.5
Saltstack1 product
- salt< 2015.8.10 | ≥ 2015.8.11, < 2015.8.13 | ≥ 2016.3.0, < 2016.3.4 | ≥ 2016.3.5, < 2016.3.6 | ≥ 2016.3.7, < 2016.3.8 | ≥ 2016.3.9, < 2016.11.3 | ≥ 2016.11.4, < 2016.11.5 | ≥ 2016.11.7, < 2016.11.10 | ≥ 2017.5.0, < 2017.7.8 | ≥ 2018.2.0, ≤ 2018.3.5 | ≥ 2019.2.0, < 2019.2.5 | ≥ 2019.2.6, < 2019.2.8 | ≥ 3000, < 3000.6 | ≥ 3001, < 3001.4 | ≥ 3002, < 3002.5
Ubuntu1 product
- salt< 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1
5 vendors · 5 products
References
32 links- saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/WEBREPORTVendor Advisory
Show all 32 references
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE