CVE-2024-38824 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in salt. A fix is available for salt — see the affected versions and patch details below.
CVE-2024-38824 salt advisory
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-38824.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in recv_file method allows arbitrary files to be written to the master cache directory.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | salt | ≥ 3007.0rc1&&< 3007.4 | 3007.4pip install --upgrade 'salt==3007.4' |
| 🐍PyPI | salt | ≥ 3006.0rc1&&< 3006.12 | 3006.12pip install --upgrade 'salt==3006.12' |
Affected Products
saltsaltstackDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for salt, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update salt to 3007.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-38824 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2024-38824 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.