Number: AV21-107
Date: 4 March 2021
On 25 February 2021 the Salt Project published a Security Update to address vulnerabilities in the following product:
- Salt – multiple versions
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to security bypass, information disclosure, directory traversal, privilege execution, man-in-the-middle and code execution.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the provided web link and apply the necessary updates.
Active SaltStack CVE Release 2021-FEB-25
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/
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