{"id":"CVE-2025-62349","aliases":["GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m","PYSEC-2026-1902"],"title":"Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation","summary":"Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation","severity":"medium","cvss":6.2,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","vendor":"salt","product":"salt","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["salt >= 3006.12, < 3006.17","salt >= 3007.4, < 3007.9"],"patched":["salt 3006.17","salt 3007.9"],"published":"2026-01-30","updated":"2026-07-07","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62349"},{"url":"https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/68467"},{"url":"https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/3d5708acae16d039a1e2b5529c8e14a0d3255611"},{"url":"https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html"},{"url":"https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.html"},{"url":"https://github.com/saltstack/salt"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.00433,"epssPercentile":0.36964,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:53.299Z","slug":"CVE-2025-62349","body":"## Overview\n\nSalt 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.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `salt >= 3006.12, < 3006.17`\n- `salt >= 3007.4, < 3007.9`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `salt 3006.17`\n- `salt 3007.9`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":34,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":34.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}