CVE-2025-62349Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.2 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- vmware
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Salt Project Salt salt_project:salt (from the name) | from 3006.12 before 3006.17 | CNA record |
References
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.htmlrelease-notes, vendor-advisory
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.htmlrelease-notes, vendor-advisory
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