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PYSEC-2026-529

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-06-29 11:50 - Updated: 2026-06-29 12:05

Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Impacted products

Name	purl
salt

Aliases

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  "id": "PYSEC-2026-529",
  "modified": "2026-06-29T12:05:48.212122Z",
  "published": "2026-06-29T11:50:38.396059Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/c4ad23f0f3132d8d8a88f19fa537dc42cf21b215"
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    },
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      "url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt"
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  "summary": "Salt vulnerable to directory traversal attack in file receiving method"
}

CVE-2024-38824 (GCVE-0-2024-38824)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-13 07:10 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:50

Title

CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

vmware

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releas…
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releas…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
VMware	SALT	Affected: 3006.x , < 3006.12 (lts) Affected: 3007.x , < 3007.4 (sts)

Date Public

2025-06-12 07:33

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GHSA-8PCP-R83J-FC92

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-13 09:30 – Updated: 2025-06-13 21:58

Summary

Salt vulnerable to directory traversal attack in file receiving method

Details

Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.

Severity

9.6 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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      "package": {
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        "name": "salt"
      },
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            },
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              "fixed": "3007.4"
            }
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        }
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    },
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  "id": "GHSA-8pcp-r83j-fc92",
  "modified": "2025-06-13T21:58:01Z",
  "published": "2025-06-13T09:30:34Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38824"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/c4ad23f0f3132d8d8a88f19fa537dc42cf21b215"
    },
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      "url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html"
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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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PYSEC-2026-529

CVE-2024-38824 (GCVE-0-2024-38824)

GHSA-8PCP-R83J-FC92

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