SaltStack Salt Master pub_ret Untrusted File Read DoS
CVE-2025-22242 Published on June 13, 2025
CVE-2025-22242 salt advisory
Worker process denial of service through file read operation. .A vulnerability exists in the Master's pub_ret method which is exposed to all minions. The un-sanitized input value jid is used to construct a path which is then opened for reading. An attacker could exploit this vulnerabilities by attempting to read from a filename that will not return any data, e.g. by targeting a pipe node on the proc file system.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-22242 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2025-22242 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-22242
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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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