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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.0%
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