#VU111859 Input validation error in Salt - CVE-2025-22242
Published: June 23, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111859
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22242
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack
SaltStack
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the pub_ret method. A local user can attempt to read from a filename that will not return any data and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.