VMware SALT prior 3006.12/3007.4 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in VMware SALT. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes Local Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-22237. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in VMware SALT and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker with access to a minion key can exploit the 'on demand' pillar functionality with a specially crafted git url which could cause and arbitrary command to be run on the master with the same privileges as the master process.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltproject.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-22237 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/24/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242657 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : salt (SUSE-SU-2025:02502-1)), 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 (242657) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18253). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242657
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : salt (SUSE-SU-2025:02502-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SALT 3006.12/3007.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2025 🔍
06/13/2025 +161 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2025 +41 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: docs.saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312475
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 11:18
Updated: 07/24/2025 20:09
Changes: 06/13/2025 11:18 (60), 06/13/2025 11:32 (1), 06/13/2025 17:35 (3), 07/24/2025 20:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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