VDB-312473 · CVE-2025-22240 · EUVD-2025-18250

VMware SALT prior 3006.12/3007.4 find_file permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware SALT. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is the function find_file. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-22240. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in VMware SALT. This issue affects the function find_file. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Arbitrary directory creation or file deletion. In the find_file method of the GitFS class, a path is created using os.path.join using unvalidated input from the “tgt_env” variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master's process has permissions to.

The advisory is shared at docs.saltproject.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-22240 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240193 (Fedora 43 : salt (2025-551aed076e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3006.12 or 3007.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240193) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18250). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

VMware

Name

SALT

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.3
CNA Vector (vmware): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240193
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : salt (2025-551aed076e)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: SALT 3006.12/3007.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2025 🔍
06/13/2025 +161 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: docs.saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22240 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22240
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312473
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 09:21
Updated: 06/20/2025 11:13
Changes: 06/13/2025 09:21 (63), 06/13/2025 10:58 (1), 06/13/2025 17:35 (1), 06/20/2025 11:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.