Medium severity · published Jun 13, 2025
CVE-2025-22241
CVE-2025-22241 salt advisory
5.6
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
File contents overwrite the VirtKey class is called when “on-demand pillar” data is requested and uses un-validated input to create paths to the “pki directory”. The functionality is used to auto-accept Minion authentication keys based on a pre-placed “authorization file” at a specific location and is present in the default configuration.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
SALT · VMware
3006.x before 3006.12; 3007.x before 3007.4 · source: vendor