SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-22238

Description

Directory traversal attack in minion file cache creation. The master's default cache is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. Which could be leveraged to write or overwrite 'cache' files outside of the cache directory.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Vmware	Minion	*

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	vmware	minion	/	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

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

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

CVSS Score

4.2 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: HIGH
Availability Impact: NONE

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

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Timeline

Published: June 13, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified: June 13, 2025, 2:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@vmware.com

CVE-2025-22238