Critical SaltStack RCE Bug (CVSS Score 10) Affects Thousands of Data Centers

From thehackernews.com

saltstack remote code execution vulnerability

Two severe security flaws have been discovered in the open-source SaltStack Sat configuration framework that could allow an adversary to execute arbitrary code on remote servers deployed in data centers and cloud environments.

The vulnerabilities were identified by F-Secure researchers earlier this March and disclosed on Thursday, a day after SaltStack released a patch (version 3000.2) addressing the issues, rated with CVSS score 10.

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