# CVE-2024-22232: Specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file server

- Also known as: GHSA-2QW3-2WV6-P64X, PYSEC-2026-1891
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3005.5, 3006.6
- Published: 2024-06-27 · Updated: 2024-11-05

## Affected

- Saltproject: version range not reported
- salt (PyPI): fixed in 3005.5
- salt (PyPI): from 3006.0, fixed in 3006.6
- salt (PyPI): fixed in 3005.5; from 3006.0, fixed in 3006.6

## Description

A 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on VMware, upgrade to a fixed version (3005.5, 3006.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2024-01-31-advisory/

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