CVE-2023-20898

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-09-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.

Affected products

VMware SALT: before 3005.2; from 3006.0 before 3006.2 — fixed in 3005.2, 3006.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware SALT 3005.2, 3006.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/

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