CVE-2024-22232
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file server. A malicious user can read an arbitrary file from a Salt master’s filesystem.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA directory traversal vulnerability exists in Salt's file server where specially crafted URLs containing path traversal sequences (such as ../) allow unauthorized access to read arbitrary files from the Salt master's filesystem.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Salt installation and versionRun 'salt --version' or 'salt-master --version' to get the installed Salt version. Alternatively, check the package manager (e.g., 'rpm -q salt-master' or 'dpkg -l salt-master')Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version and the Salt master is running
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Verify Salt master service is runningCheck if the salt-master process is active using 'systemctl status salt-master' or 'ps aux | grep salt-master'Affected if The salt-master service is running and accessible over the network
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Confirm file server module is enabledCheck the Salt master configuration file (typically /etc/salt/master) for 'fileserver_backend' or 'file_server' settings. Run 'salt-call config.get fileserver_backend' to query the active backendAffected if The file server backend is enabled (e.g., 'roots' or other file server backends are listed)
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Check file server network exposureReview the 'interface' or 'publish_port' settings in /etc/salt/master to determine which network interface the Salt master binds to. Check firewall rules or network ACLs restricting access to port 4505/4506Affected if The Salt master file server is bound to a non-localhost interface or is accessible from untrusted networks
You are affected if running an unpatched Salt version with the file server enabled and accessible from your network, allowing attackers to craft requests with ../ sequences to read arbitrary files on the master.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Salt to the patched version that properly sanitizes file server URLs to block path traversal sequences, and restrict network access to the Salt master to trusted sources.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-22232 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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