Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2026 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2025-62349Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation
Medium 6.2
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in Salt from Salt Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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 packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | salt | 3007.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | salt | 3007.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | salt | 3007.9-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | salt-lts | 3006.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | salt-lts | 3006.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | salt-lts | 3006.17-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-62349 |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.17 | GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m |
| PyPI | salt | 3007.9 | GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.17, 3007.9 | PYSEC-2026-1902 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | salt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-62349 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Salt Project | Salt | 3006.12 – before 3006.17 |
| Salt Project | Salt | 3007.4 – before 3007.9 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
References
- Salt 3006.17 release notes (fix and minimum_auth_version) release-notes, vendor-advisory
- Salt 3007.9 release notes (fix and minimum_auth_version) release-notes, vendor-advisory