SaltStack Salt Request Server Replay Attack (No TLS)
CVE-2024-38823 Published on June 13, 2025
CVE-2024-38823 Salt Advisory
Salt's request server is vulnerable to replay attacks when not using a TLS encrypted transport.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-38823 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
A capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the software makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes). Capture-replay attacks are common and can be difficult to defeat without cryptography. They are a subset of network injection attacks that rely on observing previously-sent valid commands, then changing them slightly if necessary and resending the same commands to the server.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-38823
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Affected Versions
VMware SALT:- Version 3006.x and below 3006.12 is affected.
- Version 3007.x and below 3007.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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