CVE-2025-22241: Salt's file contents overwrite the VirtKey class

June 13, 2025 (updated June 17, 2025)

File contents overwrite the VirtKey class is called when “on-demand pillar” data is requested and uses un-validated input to create paths to the “pki directory”. The functionality is used to auto-accept Minion authentication keys based on a pre-placed “authorization file” at a specific location and is present in the default configuration.

References

docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html
docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7f3f-x5f5-79gw
github.com/saltstack/salt
github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/9445f496fed61b15dc4364818007e5b765b0746f
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22241

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