Auth bypass in VMware Salt

CVE-2024-38822

Multiple methods in the salt master skip minion token validation. Therefore a misbehaving minion can impersonate another minion.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (15.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 16th percentile — 15.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-38822: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38822?
CVE-2024-38822 is a low-severity vulnerability in VMware Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2025-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-38822?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.