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CVE-2020-11651

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — SaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — 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.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

SaltStack Salt contains a critical authentication bypass in the salt-master ClearFuncs that allows remote attackers to access restricted methods without authentication. Attackers can retrieve user tokens and execute arbitrary commands on salt minions, affecting infrastructure automation systems.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي ثغرة CVE-2020-11651 على عيب في التحقق من صحة استدعاءات الطرق في وحدة ClearFuncs بـ salt-master. يسمح هذا العيب للمهاجمين البعيدين بتجاوز آليات المصادقة والوصول إلى وظائف حساسة مثل استرجاع رموز المستخدم وتنفيذ الأوامر على أنظمة minions المدارة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

يحتوي SaltStack Salt على ثغرة تجاوز المصادقة الحرجة في salt-master ClearFuncs التي تسمح للمهاجمين البعيدين بالوصول إلى الطرق المقيدة بدون مصادقة. يمكن للمهاجمين استرجاع رموز المستخدم وتنفيذ أوامر تعسفية على minions الملح.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 23, 2026 14:02
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
energy government telecom banking
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Upgrade SaltStack Salt to version 2019.2.5, 2020.2.4, or later immediately. Implement network segmentation to restrict salt-master access to trusted networks only. Apply firewall rules to limit exposure of salt-master ports (4505-4506). Monitor for suspicious authentication attempts and implement intrusion detection systems.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية SaltStack Salt إلى الإصدار 2019.2.5 أو 2020.2.4 أو أحدث على الفور. قم بتطبيق تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى salt-master للشبكات الموثوقة فقط. طبق قواعد جدار الحماية لتحديد تعريض منافذ salt-master (4505-4506). راقب محاولات المصادقة المريبة وطبق أنظمة الكشف عن الاختراقات.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 5.2 6.1 6.2
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.AC-1 PR.AC-4 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.9.2.1 A.9.2.5 A.9.4.3 A.12.4.1
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
SaltStack:Salt
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS94.42%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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