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CVE-2024-38824: CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.

Affected products

• VMware SALT: from 3006.0 before 3006.12; from 3007.0 before 3007.4 — fixed in 3006.12, 3007.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VMware SALT 3006.12, 3007.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html
• https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html

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