CVE-2021-3197: debian debian_linux Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3PYSEC-2021-57UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3197
Published 27-02-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-3197 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Injection vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 71.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
71.68%
0%100%
Critical · -0.64 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 11Timeline
- 27-02-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The salt-api's ssh client is vulnerable to a shell injection by including ProxyCommand in an argument, or via ssh_options provided in an API request.
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
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
71.68%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
99%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.64 pp
From 72.33% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score71.68%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
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
- saltAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | < 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1
5 vendors · 5 products
References
31 links- saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/WEBREPORTVendor Advisory
Show all 31 references
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE