CVE-2021-33226

CRITICAL
Published Feb 17, 20233y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Feb 17, 2023 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file. NOTE: this is disputed by third parties because an attacker cannot influence the eval input

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
saltstacksalt* ≤3003

References 2

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208473
  • github.com https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/master/salt/modules/status.py
    ExploitVendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.