MEDIUM 6.2 PyPI
Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation
GHSA-vcf3-26xf-fw4m · CVE-2025-62349 · PYSEC-2026-1902
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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.
References
- ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62349
- WEB https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/68467
- WEB https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/3d5708acae16d039a1e2b5529c8e14a0d3255611
- WEB https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
- WEB https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.html
- PACKAGE https://github.com/saltstack/salt
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