Description
A specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file server.
A malicious user can read an arbitrary file from a Salt master’s filesystem.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Salt Project | < 3005.5, 3006.6 | 3005.5, 3006.6 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | salt | 3006.0-150500.4.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0510-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | salt | 3006.0-150200.118.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0507-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | salt | 3006.0-150100.117.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0506-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | salt | 3006.0-150200.118.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0507-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | salt | 3006.0-150500.4.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0510-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.1 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | salt | 3006.0-150200.118.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0507-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | salt | 3006.0-150100.117.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0506-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-150000.3.54.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1518-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | release-notes-susemanager | 4.3.11-150400.3.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0513-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.3 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-150000.3.54.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1518-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | release-notes-susemanager-proxy | 4.3.11-150400.3.79.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0513-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro 5 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-150000.3.54.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1518-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools for RHEL, Liberty and Clones 9 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-1.36.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1525-1, SUSE-EL-9-CLIENT-TOOLS-2024-1525 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 15 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-150000.3.54.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1518-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-3.52.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1517-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | salt | 3006.0-150300.53.70.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 |
| SUSE EL-9:Update:Products:SaltBundle:Update | saltbundlepy +1 | 3.10.14-1.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:1525-1 |
| SUSE EL-9:Update:Products:SaltBundle:Update | saltbundlepy-lxml | 4.9.3-1.15.2 | SUSE-SU-2024:1525-1 |
| SUSE EL-9:Update:Products:SaltBundle:Update | venv-salt-minion | 3006.0-1.36.3 | SUSE-SU-2024:1525-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | salt | 3006.0-150500.4.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0510-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 | salt | 3006.0-150400.8.54.1 | SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | salt | 3006.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | salt | 3006.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | salt | 3006.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | salt | 3006.6-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | salt | 3006.6-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | < 3005.5 | 3005.5 | GHSA-2qw3-2wv6-p64x |
| PyPI | salt | >= 3006.0, < 3006.6 | 3006.6 | GHSA-2qw3-2wv6-p64x |
| PyPI | salt | < 3005.5 · >= 3006.0, < 3006.6 | 3005.5, 3006.6 | PYSEC-2026-1891 |
Advisories 11
- SUSE-EL-9-CLIENT-TOOLS-2024-1525 Security update for SUSE Manager Salt Bundle SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 24, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1518-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Salt Bundle SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0508-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1517-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Salt Bundle SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0510-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:1525-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Salt Bundle SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0513-1 Security update for SUSE Manager Server 4.3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0506-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0507-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2024:0509-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- WID-SEC-2024-0265 SaltStack Salt: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 8, 2024