#VU111852 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2024-38825

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#VU111852 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2024-38825

Published: June 23, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU111852
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38825
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the salt.auth.pki module. The "password" field contains a public certificate which is validated against a CA certificate by the module. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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