high6.2
CVE-2025-62349
Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation
Impact
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 packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | salt | >= 3006.12, < 3006.17 | 3006.17 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.html
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62349
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/68467
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/3d5708acae16d039a1e2b5529c8e14a0d3255611