Is CVE-2020-28972 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-28972 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-28972?

CVE-2020-28972 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-28972?

CVE-2020-28972 has an EPSS score of 3.09% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28972?

Upgrade salt on ubuntu 16.04 to 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-28972

MEDIUMEPSS 86th pctl

5.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

saltUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2USN-6948-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1USN-6948-1

salt-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2USN-6948-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1USN-6948-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.09%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

saltproject.io

Third-Party Advisory7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.