Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2024-38824CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory
Critical 9.6
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in SALT from VMware. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 3007.4 | GHSA-8pcp-r83j-fc92 |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.12 | GHSA-8pcp-r83j-fc92 |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.12, 3007.4 | PYSEC-2026-529 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | salt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38824 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N