CVE-2024-38822 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Multiple methods in the salt master skip minion token validation. Therefore a misbehaving minion can impersonate another minion.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-54685	Multiple methods in the salt master skip minion token validation. Therefore a misbehaving minion can impersonate another minion.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html

History

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00041}`	epss `{'score': 0.00048}`

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-287

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Multiple methods in the salt master skip minion token validation. Therefore a misbehaving minion can impersonate another minion.
Title		CVE-2024-38822 Salt Advisory
References		https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published: 2025-06-13T06:40:41.885Z

Updated: 2025-06-16T18:06:37.211Z

Reserved: 2024-06-19T22:32:06.583Z

Link: CVE-2024-38822

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-13T18:49:25.180Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-13T07:15:19.300

Modified: 2025-06-16T18:15:20.893

Link: CVE-2024-38822

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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