CVE-2025-22241

Published: Jun 13, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

5.6

Vector

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

Exploitability: 0.3 / Impact: 5.2

Source: security@vmware.com (Secondary)

Description

File contents overwrite the VirtKey class is called when “on-demand pillar” data is requested and uses un-validated input to create paths to the “pki directory”. The functionality is used to auto-accept Minion authentication keys based on a pre-placed “authorization file” at a specific location and is present in the default configuration.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

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

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html

Source: security@vmware.com

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html

Source: security@vmware.com

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