Path traversal in Salt - CVE-2025-22238

Vulnerability identifier: #VU111855

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22238

CWE-ID: CWE-22

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a directory traversal attack.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in minion file cache creation. The master's default cache is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack, which could be leveraged to write or overwrite 'cache' files outside of the cache directory.

Salt
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Fedora
SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools for Debian
openSUSE Leap
SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools for Ubuntu 22.04
SUSE Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools for Ubuntu 24.04
spacecmd
mgrctl
mgrctl-zsh-completion
mgrctl-bash-completion
mgrctl-fish-completion
venv-salt-minion
salt-bash-completion
salt-fish-completion
salt-minion
salt
python3-salt-testsuite
python3-salt
salt-proxy
salt-cloud
salt-syndic
salt-doc
salt-transactional-update
salt-api
salt-master
salt-ssh
salt-standalone-formulas-configuration
salt-zsh-completion
salt3006
Session Smart Router

Install updates from vendor's website.

Salt - update to 3007.4
spacecmd - addressed in versions 5.1.8-3.6.1, 5.1.8-3.8.1, 5.1.10-3.11.1
mgrctl - addressed in versions 5.1.14-3.6.1, 5.1.14-3.6.2, 5.1.14-3.8.1
mgrctl-zsh-completion - addressed in versions 5.1.14-3.6.1, 5.1.14-3.6.2, 5.1.14-3.8.1
mgrctl-bash-completion - addressed in versions 5.1.14-3.6.1, 5.1.14-3.6.2, 5.1.14-3.8.1
mgrctl-fish-completion - addressed in versions 5.1.14-3.6.1, 5.1.14-3.6.2, 5.1.14-3.8.1
Session Smart Router - addressed in versions 6.2.10, 6.3.7
venv-salt-minion - addressed in versions 3006.0-3.6.2, 3006.0-3.6.3, 3006.0-3.8.4
salt-bash-completion - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-fish-completion - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-minion - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
python3-salt-testsuite - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
python3-salt - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-proxy - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-cloud - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-syndic - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-doc - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-transactional-update - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-api - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-master - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-ssh - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-standalone-formulas-configuration - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt-zsh-completion - update to 3006.0-150300.53.94.1
salt3006 - update to 3006.12-1.el9
salt - addressed in versions 3007.4-4.fc41, 3007.4-4.fc42, 3007.5-2.fc41, 3007.5-2.fc42

• https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in SaltStack Salt
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for salt3006
• Fedora 41 update for salt
• Fedora 42 update for salt
• Fedora 42 update for salt
• Fedora 41 update for salt
• SUSE update for salt
• SUSE update for Security update 5.1.0 GM for Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools
• SUSE update for Security update 5.1.0 GM for Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools
• SUSE update for Security update 5.1.0 GM for Multi-Linux Manager Client Tools
• Juniper Session Smart Router update for third-party components