In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | salt | < 2015.8.10, >= 2015.8.11, < 2015.8.13, >= 2016.3.0, < 2016.3.4, >= 2016.3.5, < 2016.3.6, >= 2016.3.7, < 2016.3.8, >= 2016.11.0, < 2016.11.3, >= 2016.11.4, < 2016.11.5, >= 2016.11.7, < 2016.11.10, >= 2017.7.0, < 2017.7.8, >= 2018.3.0rc1, < 2019.2.0rc1, >= 2019.2.0, < 2019.2.5, >= 2019.2.6, < 2019.2.8, >= 3000, < 3000.6, >= 3001, < 3001.4, >= 3002, < 3002.5 | 2015.8.10, 2015.8.13, 2016.3.4, 2016.3.6, 2016.3.8, 2016.11.3, 2016.11.5, 2016.11.10, 2017.7.8, 2019.2.0rc1, 2019.2.5, 2019.2.8, 3000.6, 3001.4, 3002.5 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28972
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.3.rst#L14
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3001.5.rst#L14
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3000.7.rst#L14
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L2358
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2021-74.yaml
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w589-r335-4f55
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-295- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
salt- Disclosed
- 27.02.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2021-74 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: salt
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 69
- First → latest
- 11.2013 01.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 3
Severity breakdown
- Critical 17
- High 32
- Medium 16
- Low 2
- Unrated 2
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 14
- 2018: 3
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 6
- 2021: 14
- 2022: 6
- 2023: 3
- 2024: 3
- 2025: 9
- 2026: 2
earlier: 8
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