Path traversal in VMware Salt Project
Priority LOW 24CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack in salt project which can lead a malicious attacker to create an arbitrary directory on a Salt master.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00693 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Salt Project (VMware): 3005.5, 3006.6salt (PyPI): 3005.5, 3006.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Salt Project | before 3005.5, 3006.6 | 3005.5, 3006.6 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | before 3005.5 | 3005.5 | Patch available | GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3 |
| — | salt (PyPI) | 3006.0 to before 3006.6 | 3006.6 | Patch available | GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3 |
- Salt Project VendorVMware Affected before 3005.5, 3006.6 Fixed in 3005.5, 3006.6 Patch available CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3005.5 Fixed in 3005.5 Patch available GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 3006.0 to before 3006.6 Fixed in 3006.6 Patch available GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Salt Project (VMware) Fixed in 3005.5, 3006.6
- Fix · GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3 salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3005.5 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3 salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3006.6 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
VMware Salt Project 3005.5, 3006.6
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-14822 Specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file serverPriority LOW 35
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-22231
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3
References
More VMware vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42442 vCenter directory-traversal vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26040 Privilege escalation in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26039 Heap-overflow in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-24610 Out-of-bounds write in VMware vCenter Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-16914 VMware vCenter Server Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-07303 Command injection in Aria Operations for Networks KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-22231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-22231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q27c-j6j9-53w3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-22231 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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