GHSA-XH32-3M67-QJGF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-13 09:30 – Updated: 2025-06-13 21:54Arbitrary 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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{
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"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "salt"
},
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"introduced": "3007.0rc1"
},
{
"fixed": "3007.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
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"name": "salt"
},
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"events": [
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"introduced": "3006.0rc1"
},
{
"fixed": "3006.12"
}
],
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}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-22240"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-22"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-13T21:54:24Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-06-13T07:15:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "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 \u201ctgt_env\u201d variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master\u0027s process has permissions to.",
"id": "GHSA-xh32-3m67-qjgf",
"modified": "2025-06-13T21:54:24Z",
"published": "2025-06-13T09:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22240"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/f7c28ffbf18dbf693a15b1ba9493918de3e88cf3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt"
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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],
"summary": "Salt allows arbitrary directory creation or file deletion"
}
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