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Fencer Vulns
critical 9.3

CVE-2020-8028 json

salt-api is accessible to every user on SUSE Manager Server

published 2020-09-17 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28940

cvss
9.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the configuration of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0, SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0, SUSE Manager Server 3.2, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows local users to escalate to root on every system managed by SUSE manager. On the managing node itself code can be executed as user salt, potentially allowing for escalation to root there. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 google-gson versions prior to 2.8.5-3.4.3, httpcomponents-client-4.5.6-3.4.2, httpcomponents-. SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client versions prior to 0.16.0-4.14.1, spacewalk-. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager versions prior to 4.0.9-3.54.1.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 0.17.0-3.3.2
  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server 3.2 0.16.0-4.14.1
  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0 0.17.0-4.6.3
  • spacecmd Manager Server Module 4.0, Manager Proxy Module 4.0 4.0.20-3.19.2
  • hibernate5 Manager Server Module 4.0 5.3.7-4.3.2
  • susemanager Manager Server Module 4.0 4.0.28-3.36.3
  • spacewalk-web Manager Server Module 4.0, Manager Proxy Module 4.0 4.0.23-3.30.3
  • spacewalk-java Manager Server Module 4.0 4.0.37-3.39.1
  • openvpn-formula Manager Server Module 4.0 0.1.1-4.6.2
  • spacewalk-admin Manager Server Module 4.0 4.0.11-3.12.1
  • spacewalk-proxy Manager Proxy Module 4.0 4.0.14-3.10.3

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1SUSE-SU-2020:2648-1SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175884 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 9.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server 3.2
  • SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.