CVE-2025-62349
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.
Published:Jan 30, 2026
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Jan 30, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00032
CVSS Score:6.2
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Salt Project
Product
Salt
Salt Project
Salt
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
