CVE-2025-62349PYSEC-2026-1902GHSA-VCF3-26XF-FW4M
Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 3006.17, 3007.9
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- salt
From 3006.12 · fixed in 3006.17
- salt
From 3007.4 · fixed in 3007.9
- saltPyPI
From 3006.12 · fixed in 3006.17; From 3007.4 · fixed in 3007.9
- saltPyPI
From 3006.12 · fixed in 3006.17
- saltPyPI
From 3007.4 · fixed in 3007.9