Path Traversal in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2024-38824

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

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt
Vmware Salt — versions 3006.x, 3007.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@vmware.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38824?: CVE-2024-38824 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2025-06-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-38824?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.