File deletion via GitFS environment path traversal
Published Jun 13, 2025 · Updated Jun 13, 2025
Path traversal in Salt 3006 before 3006.12 and 3007 before 3007.4 allows local users to delete files writable by the master process. GitFS.find_file joins the unvalidated tgt_env value into cache destinations, allowing parent-directory segments to escape the intended cache roots. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction; deletion remains limited to files writable by the salt-master process.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Salt 3006 before 3006.12 and 3007 before 3007.4 allows local users to delete files writable by the master process. GitFS.find_file joins the unvalidated tgt_env value into cache destinations, allowing parent-directory segments to escape the intended cache roots. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction; deletion remains limited to files writable by the salt-master process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-22240
- Published
- Jun 13, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 13, 2025
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- Salt
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1070.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Jun 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3006.x <3006.12
- Affected versionversion=3007.x <3007.4
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