Code injection in Salt - CVE-2025-62348
Published: December 19, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU120228
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62348
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SaltStack
Affected software:
Salt
Salt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the junos module when parsing yaml files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into using a specially crafted yaml file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-62348
Install updates from vendor's website.