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CVE-2024-38824 — Vulnerability in salt — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Salt vulnerable to directory traversal attack in file receiving method

Published June 13, 2025Updated June 29, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 13, 2025 (486 days ago).
  • Last revised June 29, 2026 — 381 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

pip
Update salt to 3007.4 or later
pip install "salt>=3007.4"
pip
Update salt to 3006.12 or later
pip install "salt>=3006.12"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: pypi (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
salt
pypi
3007.0, 3007.0rc1, 3007.1, 3007.2 (+1 more)3007.4
salt
pypi
3006.0, 3006.0rc1, 3006.0rc2, 3006.0rc3 (+11 more)3006.12

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.6 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-38824?
Salt vulnerable to directory traversal attack in file receiving method This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.6/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2024-38824?
CVE-2024-38824 affects salt. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2024-38824 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.6

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-8pcp-r83j-fc92
PYSEC-2026-529

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