CVE-2025-22242

Master worker hang via jid path traversal

Published Jun 13, 2025 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

Path traversal in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows attackers to hang master workers via a crafted jid. The pub_ret method joins the unsanitized jid to the publish_auth directory and opens the resulting path, so a procfs pipe blocks the read indefinitely. A valid minion can reach pub_ret; each malicious request consumes a worker and interrupts master request processing without changing data.

CVSS severity5.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in VMware Salt 3006.x before 3006.12 and 3007.x before 3007.4 allows attackers to hang master workers via a crafted jid. The pub_ret method joins the unsanitized jid to the publish_auth directory and opens the resulting path, so a procfs pipe blocks the read indefinitely. A valid minion can reach pub_ret; each malicious request consumes a worker and interrupts master request processing without changing data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-22242
Published
Jun 13, 2025
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
VMware
Product
Salt
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 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

5.6VMwareCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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