CVE-2025-22239

Authenticated master event injection via unfiltered tags

Published Jun 13, 2025 · Updated Jun 13, 2025

Improper authorization in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject events. The _minion_event method forwards each minion-supplied tag to fire_event without rejecting reserved job, key, cloud, runner, cluster, or wheel namespaces. Possession of an accepted minion key is required; forged events can impersonate privileged master activity to event-bus consumers.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject events. The _minion_event method forwards each minion-supplied tag to fire_event without rejecting reserved job, key, cloud, runner, cluster, or wheel namespaces. Possession of an accepted minion key is required; forged events can impersonate privileged master activity to event-bus consumers.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-22239
Published
Jun 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 13, 2025
Vendor
VMware
Product
Salt
Classifications
CWE-285, T1565.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 13, 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 vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

8.1VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization
T1565.002Transmitted Data Manipulation

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