9.6

CVE-2024-38824: saltstack salt Path Traversal

CVSS: 9.6v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-8pcp-r83j-fc92PYSEC-2026-529UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38824
Published 13-06-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-38824 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in saltstack salt. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15295-1SUSE-EL-9-CLIENT-TOOLS-2025-2499SUSE-SU-2025:02476-1SUSE-SU-2025:02491-1SUSE-SU-2025:02492-1SUSE-SU-2025:02499-1

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 26-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.02 pp

From 1.01% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

PyPI1 product
  • salt≥ 3006.0rc1, < 3006.12 | ≥ 3007.0rc1, < 3007.4
Saltstack1 product
  • salt≥ 3006.0, < 3006.12 | ≥ 3007.0, < 3007.4
Ubuntu1 product
  • saltAll versions (No fix recorded)
Vmware1 product
  • salt≥ 3006.x, < 3006.12 | ≥ 3007.x, < 3007.4

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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