CISA-confirmed known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2020-16846

SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability

SaltStack · Salt

Vulnerability details

SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.

Added to CISA KEV: 2021-11-03

Ransomware campaign use: Unknown

CISA due date: 2022-05-03

Defensive guidance from CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

This is the source's required-action field, not an independently validated patch procedure. Refer to the vendor for exact affected versions and fixes.

Source catalog date: 2026-11-06T19:44:45.1797Z · Last retrieved: 2026-11-06 21:02:26 UTC

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