CVE-2024-38822Network attack vector

Minion impersonation via skipped token validation

Published Jun 13, 2025 · Updated Jun 16, 2025

Improper authentication in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate minions. Multiple Salt master request methods trust a minion-supplied identity without validating its authentication token against that identity. An attacker must control an authenticated minion, and successful impersonation permits actions to be attributed to a different minion but does not directly disclose data or interrupt the master.

CVSS severity2.7
Low
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows remote authenticated users to impersonate minions. Multiple Salt master request methods trust a minion-supplied identity without validating its authentication token against that identity. An attacker must control an authenticated minion, and successful impersonation permits actions to be attributed to a different minion but does not directly disclose data or interrupt the master.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38822
Published
Jun 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 16, 2025
Vendor
VMware
Product
Salt
Classifications
CWE-287, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3006.x <3006.12
  2. Affected versionversion=3007.x <3007.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

VMware · Saltversion=3006.x <3006.12; version=3007.x <3007.4

Published CVSS scores

2.7VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1078Valid Accounts

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