What is CVE-2020-17490?

CVE-2020-17490 is a medium-severity software vulnerability (Incorrect permission assignment) with a CVSS score of 5.5. The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

Is CVE-2020-17490 being actively exploited?

It is not currently in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploitation probability is 0%.

What products does CVE-2020-17490 affect?

Tracked products affected include Salt. Check the version you run to see whether it is affected.

How do I fix CVE-2020-17490?

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Upgrade affected products to a fixed version.

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CVE-2020-17490

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.5 · Incorrect permission assignment

5.5CVSS MEDIUM

Summary

The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredLow

User interactionNone

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactNone

Availability impactNone

Exploit probability (EPSS)0%

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products we track (1)

Salt

Recommendation

Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Additional information

NVD record
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html#latest-branch-releaseAdvisory
https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.htmlAdvisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837Advisory