# CVE-2020-16846: A SaltStack Salt bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2021-11-03)
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## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is SaltStack Salt (CVE-2020-16846) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2020-16846. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official description
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.

## Sources
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16846
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16846

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