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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2025-62348 json

Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution

published 2026-01-30 9 mo ago modified 2026-07-07 4 mo 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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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

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

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
9 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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