SaltStack: pki Auth Allows Authentication Without Private Key
CVE-2024-38825 Published on June 13, 2025
CVE-2024-38825 Salt Advisory
The salt.auth.pki module does not properly authenticate callers. The "password" field contains a public certificate which is validated against a CA certificate by the module. This is not pki authentication, as the caller does not need access to the corresponding private key for the authentication attempt to be accepted.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-38825 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of 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 a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2024-38825 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-38825
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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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