High severity · published Jan 30, 2026
CVE-2025-62348
Salt junos module uses an unsafe YAML loader which may allow unintended code execution
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SA
Salt · Salt Project
3006.0 before 3006.17; 3007.0 before 3007.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62348
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62348
docs.saltproject.io
https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/3006.17.html
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