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CVE-2020-16846Active Exploitation(debian / debian_linux)

MEDIUMCVSS 9.8 · CRITICALCISA KEV

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for debian debian_linux systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.

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4.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Federal remediation due date: 2022-05-03. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78

Priority

MEDIUM

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • debian_linux
  • fedora
  • leap
  • salt

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
debianfedoraprojectopensusesaltstack
Products
debian_linuxfedoraleapsalt

6 versions affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-04-19: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-04-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-19: 104-19
Signal classification1 categories
Active Exploitation
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • CTIWatch@ctiwatchcloud
    Active Exploitation

    🚨 [HIGH] Active exploitation detected: CVE-2020-16846 Exploit in the wild confirmed for CVE-2020-16846 (CVSS null). SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use... 🔗 http://ctiwatch.cloud/alerts #ZeroDay #ExploitInWild #CyberSecurity

    Post summary

    Alert reports that CVE-2020-16846 is actively exploited in the wild, enabling unauthenticated users with network access to the Salt API to exploit it; link to further details provided.

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CPE platform detail7 entries

7 of 7 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSdebiandebian_linux10.0--
OSdebiandebian_linux9.0--
OSfedoraprojectfedora31--
OSopensuseleap15.1--
Appsaltstacksalt---
Appsaltstacksalt3001--
Appsaltstacksalt3002--

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