Path Traversal in Vmware Salt Project
CVE-2024-22232
A specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file server. A malicious user can read an arbitrary file from a Salt master’s filesystem.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.008 (53.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Vmware Salt Project — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-22232?
- CVE-2024-22232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Salt Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-06-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-22232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-22232 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.