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