Arbitrary Event Injection Vulnerability in Salt Master by SaltStack
CVE-2025-22239

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Vmware
Status
Salt
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-22239?

A vulnerability exists in Salt Master, allowing an authorized minion to exploit the master's '_minion_event' method. This could enable threatened actors to send arbitrary events to the master's event bus, potentially impacting the integrity and security of the connected network. Users are advised to evaluate their use of affected versions and apply the appropriate patches or upgrades.

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-2025-22239 : Arbitrary Event Injection Vulnerability in Salt Master by SaltStack