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01 Record

CVE-2025-62349

Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: vmware
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

02 Description

Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
  • Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
0.45% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 39.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD analysis status
Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2026-01-30 18:59Z9 MO AGO
Last updated
2026-02-26 15:04Z8 MO AGO
Reserved
2025-10-10
Assigning CNA
vmware
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
Data version
5.2
Document digest
b33ec6f02d934629c5074b0528c29d745f47ec698d0d5389b35c4aefc8bfaff4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Salt ProjectSalt3006.12 to < 3006.17, 3007.4 to < 3007.9—

06 References

07 Remediation

Upgrade Salt to a version that includes the authentication protocol downgrade fix and supports enforcing minimum authentication protocol versions (e.g., 3006.17+ on the 3006 line or 3007.9+ on the 3007 line). Ensure the Salt master enforces a safe minimum by using the minimum_auth_version configuration option (default 3 in fixed releases).