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CVE-2021-33226

CRITICAL
9.8CVSS
Published: 2023-02-17
Updated: 2025-03-18
AI Analysis

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because an attacker cannot influence the eval input

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-120CWE-120

Metadata

Primary Vendor
SALTSTACK
Published
2/17/2023
Last Modified
3/18/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

saltstack : salt

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