Event Bus Authorization Bypass in SaltStack Minion by Salt Project
CVE-2025-22236

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Salt
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-22236?

A vulnerability in SaltStack Minion allows an attacker with access to a minion key to craft specially-designed messages able to execute jobs on other minions. This event bus authorization bypass poses significant risks for environments utilizing SaltStack for orchestration, particularly in versions 3007.0 and above, where improper validation can lead to unauthorized actions being executed across connected minions.

Affected Version(s)

SALT 3006.x < 3006.12

SALT 3007.x < 3007.4

References

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006....
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007....

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2025-22236 : Event Bus Authorization Bypass in SaltStack Minion by Salt Project