CVE-2025-22236: vmware salt Improper Authentication
CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesGHSA-jh7c-xh74-h76fPYSEC-2026-1899UBUNTU-CVE-2025-22236
Published 13-06-2025Last modified 13-06-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-22236 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Authentication vulnerability in vmware salt. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.17%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12Timeline
- 13-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Minion event bus authorization bypass. An attacker with access to a minion key can craft a message which may be able to execute a job on other minions (>= 3007.0).
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.1Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:LSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
6%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.17% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.17%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
PyPI1 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
3 vendors · 3 products
References
8 links
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE
- pypi.org/project/saltPACKAGE