Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-62349US | — | — | ||
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 pay… | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.htmlWEB
- https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3007.9.htmlWEB
- https://github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/3d5708acae16d039a1e2b5529c8e14a0d3255611WEB
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/68467WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62349ADVISORY
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