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HIGH · 7.8

CVE-2021-31607

In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is creat...

Vulnerability Description

In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is created with a pathname that is backed up by snapper, and that the master calls the snapper.diff function (which executes popen unsafely).

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
SaltstackSalt>= 2016.9, <= 3002.6
FedoraprojectFedora33

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-31607?

CVE-2021-31607 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is creat...

How severe is CVE-2021-31607?

CVE-2021-31607 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-31607?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Saltstack Salt, Fedoraproject Fedora.