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CVE-2025-62349

Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation

MEDIUM
6.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 30, 2026 at 06:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSalt

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Severity
MEDIUM6.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Salt· Salt
60%
3006.12 ≤ v < 3006.173007.4 ≤ v < 3007.93006.123007.4
Affected range stops below 3006.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3007.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.2MEDIUMvmware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-287

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