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title: "CVE-2021-3197: An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt… | CubePath"
description: "An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The salt-api's ssh client is vulnerable to a shell injection by including ProxyCommand…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3197
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# CVE-2021-3197: An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt… | CubePath

## Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5\. The salt-api's ssh client is vulnerable to a shell injection by including ProxyCommand in an argument, or via ssh\_options provided in an API request.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3197)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.71684 (71.7% probability)

Percentile

99.4%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [github.com/saltstack/salt/releases](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases)
- [saltproject.io/security\_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-…](https://saltproject.io/security%5Fannouncements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/)
- [FEDORA-2021-904a2dbc0c](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [FEDORA-2021-5756fbf8a6](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [FEDORA-2021-43eb5584ad](https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH/)  (lists.fedoraproject.org) vendor-advisory
- [GLSA-202103-01](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01)  (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory
- [\[debian-lts-announce\] 20211110 \[SECURITY\] \[DLA 2815-1\] salt security update](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html)  (lists.debian.org) mailing-list
- [DSA-5011](https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011)  (debian.org) vendor-advisory
- [\[debian-lts-announce\] 20220103 \[SECURITY\] \[DLA 2480-2\] salt regression update](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html)  (lists.debian.org) mailing-list
- [GLSA-202310-22](https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22)  (security.gentoo.org) vendor-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Jan 21, 2021
2. Record published Feb 27, 2021
3. Record last updated Aug 3, 2024

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