Name: CVE-2025-22241: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-22241, CVSS 5.6, EPSS 0.00183

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.6
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Suse	—	Upgrade salt-bash-completionUpgrade salt-sshUpgrade salt-fish-completionUpgrade salt-proxyUpgrade salt-minionUpgrade python3-saltUpgrade salt-syndicUpgrade salt-zsh-completionUpgrade salt-cloudUpgrade salt-masterUpgrade salt-docUpgrade salt-apiUpgrade python3-salt-testsuiteUpgrade salt-transactional-updateUpgrade saltUpgrade salt-standalone-formulas-configuration	Dec 5, 2025	Jul 23, 2025

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