CVE-2025-62348 json
Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution
published 9mo ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv , PYSEC-2026-1894 , EUVD-2025-206569
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi salt 3006.17
- Salt Project Salt 3006.17, 3007.9
- rhnlib EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 5.2.4-100052.3.3.1
- spacecmd Multi Linux Manager Tools Beta EL-10, EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 5.2.6-100052.3.3.1
- venv-salt-minion Multi Linux Manager Tools Beta EL-10, EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 3006.0-100052.3.3.1
- uyuni-common-libs EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 5.2.3-100052.3.3.1
- saltbundlepy-m2crypto EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 0.45.1-100052.3.3.1
- spacewalk-client-tools EL-10:Update:Products:MultiLinuxManagerToolsBeta:Update 5.2.4-100052.3.3.1
- rhnlib Multi Linux Manager Tools Beta SLE-15 5.2.4-159000.4.3.1
- grafana Multi Linux Manager Tools Beta SLE-15 11.6.11-159000.2.3.2
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:1149-1SUSE-SU-2026:1148-1SUSE-SU-2026:1146-1SUSE-SU-2026:1142-1SUSE-SU-2026:1141-1SUSE-SU-2026:1140-1
- salt openSUSE Leap 16.0 3006.0-160000.3.1
- salt-test openSUSE Leap 16.0 3006.0-160000.3.1
- salt openSUSE Tumbleweed 3006.0-52.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20000-1openSUSE-SU-2025:15787-1
- salt Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 3007.9-r0
- salt-lts Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 3006.17-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2025-62348
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red hat product security vex CVE-2025-62348 updated cvss 7.8
salt: Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 9mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 7.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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 |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | salt | <3006.17 |
3006.17 |
Affected products
- Salt Project Salt
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
References
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github.com
/saltstack/salt/pull/68472/commits/c17fd645edef208233dcac855615fced69409a00
web
-
docs.saltproject.io
/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62348
advisory
-
github.com
/saltstack/salt/issues/68469
web
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github.com
/saltstack/salt
package
-
pypi.org
/project/salt
package
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-62348
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-77w2-v593-vxvv
- NVD CVE-2025-62348
- OSV PYSEC-2026-1894
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