7.5

CVE-2021-21996: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2021:14833-1SUSE-SU-2021:3550-1SUSE-SU-2021:3553-1
Published 08-09-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-21996 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.51%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
SUSE-RU-2021:3551-1SUSE-SU-2021:3561-1

Timeline

  1. 08-09-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. A user who has control of the source, and source_hash URLs can gain full file system access as root on a salt minion.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.51% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
3.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Suse42 products
  • grafana-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1< 0.4.2-3.12.2
  • prometheus-formula&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1< 0.3.4-3.12.2
  • py26-compat-salt&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1< 2016.11.10-17.2
  • py26-compat-tornado&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1< 4.2.1-3.3.2
  • py27-compat-salt&distro=SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1< 3000.3-6.15.2
Debian2 products
  • salt< 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3 | < 3002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u1 | < 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u8
  • debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0 | 11.0
Opensuse2 products
  • salt&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.2< 3002.2-lp152.3.45.1
  • salt&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.3< 3002.2-50.1.15.1
Fedoraproject1 product
PyPI1 product
  • salt< 3003.3
Saltstack1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • saltAll versions (No fix recorded)

7 vendors · 50 products

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