Vulnerability · Published Jun 13, 2025 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-22237CVE-2025-22237 salt advisory
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity command injection 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 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An attacker with access to a minion key can exploit the 'on demand' pillar functionality with a specially crafted git url which could cause and arbitrary command to be run on the master with the same privileges as the master process.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 3006.12 | GHSA-fcr4-h6c4-rvvp |
| PyPI | salt | 3007.4 | GHSA-fcr4-h6c4-rvvp |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.12, 3007.4 | PYSEC-2026-1898 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | salt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22237 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-77 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H