CVE-2025-22240
CVE-2025-22240 salt advisory
Description
Arbitrary directory creation or file deletion. In the find_file method of the GitFS class, a path is created using os.path.join using unvalidated input from the “tgt_env” variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master's process has permissions to.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAttack VectorLocal
AC:HAttack ComplexityHigh
PR:HPrivileges RequiredHigh
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Novell Inc.
commercial·US
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
PyPI
package-ecosystem
VMware
commercial·USaka vmware inc
SALTOn-prem
DevTools & CI / ci-cdООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
SaltStack, Inc
commercialaka salt, saltstack
SaltOn-prem
DevTools & CI / ci-cd and 12 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Collection
Discovery
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-2025-22240
nvd.nist.gov
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