Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU111849

Improper authentication in Salt - CVE-2024-38822

Published: June 23, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111849

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38822

CWE-ID: CWE-287

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: SaltStack

Affected software:
Salt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple methods in the salt master skip minion token validation. A remote user can impersonate another minion.

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