CVE-2025-62349
MEDIUMSalt 3006.12-3006.16 and 3007.4-3007.8 - Authentication Bypass via Protocol Downgrade
Title source: llmDescription
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