Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8 Junos decode/load code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8. The impacted element is the function decode/load of the component Junos Module. The manipulation leads to code injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-62348. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8. This issue affects the function decode/load of the component Junos Module. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Salt's junos execution module contained an unsafe YAML decode/load usage. A specially crafted YAML payload processed by the junos module could lead to unintended code execution under the context of the Salt process.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltproject.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-62348 since 10/10/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297653 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-62348), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3006.17 or 3007.9 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at docs.saltproject.io.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (297653) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-206569). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 297653
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-62348

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Salt 3006.17/3007.9

Timelineinfo

10/10/2025 CVE reserved
01/31/2026 +113 days Advisory disclosed
01/31/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/04/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-62348 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62348
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343559
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2026 03:25
Updated: 02/04/2026 02:38
Changes: 01/31/2026 03:25 (77), 02/02/2026 00:16 (1), 02/04/2026 02:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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