CVE-2024-38824: CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory | LiveThreat CVE Feed

High severity · published Jun 13, 2025

CVE-2024-38824

CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory

7.5

CVSS

EPSS

On KEV

Description

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

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

SALT · VMware

3006.x before 3006.12; 3007.x before 3007.4 · source: vendor, NVD

Affected product

SALT

VMware

All SALT CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38824

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38824

Release Notes

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html

Release Notes

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html