CVE-2025-62348: Salt · Code Injection
Affects SaltSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 3006.17 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 10% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3006.17, 3007.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 30 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Salt to 3006.17; Salt to 3007.9.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Salt ProjectSalt | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Salt ProjectSalt | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-62348, organizations should: 1) Monitor Salt Project communications and apply official patches immediately once released to address the unsafe YAML deserialization. 2) Restrict access to Salt processes and the junos execution module to trusted administrators only, minimizing the risk of local exploitation. 3) Implement strict input validation and sanitization for any YAML inputs processed by Salt, particularly those related to the junos module. 4) Employ sandboxing or containerization techniques to isolate Salt processes, limiting the impact of potential code execution. 5) Audit and monitor Salt logs and system behavior for unusual activity indicative of exploitation attempts. 6) Review and tighten permissions on Salt configuration files and execution environments to prevent unauthorized modification. 7) Educate administrators on the risks of unsafe deserialization and enforce the principle of least privilege for users interacting with Salt. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling local access, input validation, and process isolation specific to this vulnerability's exploitation vector.
Description
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.