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Go to dashboardSaltStack Salt's Salt API passes unsanitized input to the SSH client, allowing shell injection. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Salt API can run arbitrary commands on the server.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
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| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| SaltStack Salt | vendor | – | – |
systemctl status salt-api and ss -ltnp | grep 8000salt --versionEach row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
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.
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