Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution
Priority LOW 33CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.002 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Salt (Salt Project): 3006.17, 3007.9salt (PyPI): 3006.17
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Project | Salt | 3006.0 to before 3006.17 | 3006.17 | Patch available | CNA |
| Salt Project | Salt | 3007.0 to before 3007.9 | 3007.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | salt (PyPI) | before 3006.17 | 3006.17 | Patch available | GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv |
- Salt VendorSalt Project Affected 3006.0 to before 3006.17 Fixed in 3006.17 Patch available CNA
- Salt VendorSalt Project Affected 3007.0 to before 3007.9 Fixed in 3007.9 Patch available CNA
- salt (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3006.17 Fixed in 3006.17 Patch available GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Salt (Salt Project) Fixed in 3006.17
- Fix · CNA Salt (Salt Project) Fixed in 3007.9
- Fix · GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv salt (PyPI) Fixed in 3006.17 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Salt — Salt 3006.17 release notes (fix and minimum_auth_version)
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-38622 Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonationPriority LOW 35
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-62348
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv
References
More Salt Project vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-38622 Salt Master authentication protocol downgrade may enable minion impersonation CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-62348 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-62348 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-62348 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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