CVE-2025-62348 (GCVE-0-2025-62348)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-30 18:57 – Updated: 2026-02-26 15:04
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-01-31 04:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
vmware
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/rele… | release-notesvendor-advisory |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Project | Salt |
Affected:
3006.0 , < 3006.17
(semver)
|
|
| Salt Project | Salt |
Affected:
3007.0 , < 3007.9
(semver)
|
Date Public
2025-11-20 05:00
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