Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8 Minion improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Minion Handler. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-62349. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Salt up to 3006.16/3007.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component Minion Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltproject.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-62349 since 10/10/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 297654 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-62349), 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 (297654) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-206568). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 297654
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-62349

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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-2025-62349 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-62349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-343563
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2026 03:26
Updated: 02/04/2026 02:38
Changes: 01/31/2026 03:26 (76), 02/02/2026 00:16 (1), 02/04/2026 02:38 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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