CVE-2025-62349

MEDIUM

Salt 3006.12-3006.16 and 3007.4-3007.8 - Authentication Bypass via Protocol Downgrade

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Salt contains an authentication protocol version downgrade weakness that can allow a malicious minion to bypass newer authentication/security features by using an older request payload format, enabling minion impersonation and circumventing protections introduced in response to prior issues.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Release Notes release-notes vendor-advisory
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
Release Notes release-notes vendor-advisory
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2
EPSS 0.0041
EPSS Percentile 32.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-287
Status published
Products (3)
pypi/salt 3006.12 - 3006.17PyPI
Salt Project/Salt 3006.12 - 3006.17
Salt Project/Salt 3007.4 - 3007.9
Published Jan 30, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026