# CVE-2021-33226: PYSEC-2023-47 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-33226-pysec-2023-47-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-saltstack-v-3003  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-17  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-33226 · Severity: info · Published 2023-02-17

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file.

Technologies: [salt (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-salt). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-33226 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-33226 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2021-33226?** Informational severity, published 17 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3003.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-33226?** Yes. salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3003.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-33226?** Check whether you run salt (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3003.1 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "salt>=3003.1"
  ```


## Affected products

- salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3003.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2021-33226
- PYSEC-2023-47

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