CVE-2024-38825
CVE-2024-38825 Salt Advisory
6.4CVSSMEDIUM
Description
The salt.auth.pki module does not properly authenticate callers. The "password" field contains a public certificate which is validated against a CA certificate by the module. This is not pki authentication, as the caller does not need access to the corresponding private key for the authentication attempt to be accepted.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:LPrivileges RequiredLow
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Initial Access
References
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html
docs.saltproject.io
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html
docs.saltproject.io
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38825
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Timeline
Published
Jun 13, 2025
Last Updated
Jun 16, 2025
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