CVE-2020-11651CISA KEVEPSS p99.9%

CVE-2020-11651SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

SaltStack / Salt

Description

SaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The vulnerability allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication, which can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run commands on salt minions. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.

Scoring

EPSS96.41% probability of exploitation · percentile 99.9% · 2026-06-15T12:03:41Z

CISA KEV entry

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
KEVEntrySaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilitykev-cve-2020-116510%live

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