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GHSA-77W2-V593-VXVV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-30 21:30 – Updated: 2026-02-01 18:07

Summary

Salt junos Module Vulnerable to Code Injection via Specially Crafted YAML Payload

Details

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 ?

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.3 (High)


                  
                    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

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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-62348"
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    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-30T19:16:10Z",
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  },
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  "modified": "2026-02-01T18:07:48Z",
  "published": "2026-01-30T21:30:22Z",
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  ],
  "summary": "Salt junos Module Vulnerable to Code Injection via Specially Crafted YAML Payload"
}

CVE-2025-62348 (GCVE-0-2025-62348)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-30 18:57 – Updated: 2026-01-31 04:56

Title

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

Summary

Severity ?

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.3 (High)


                        
                          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

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

vmware

References

URL

Tags

https://docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/rele…

release-notesvendor-advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Salt Project

Salt

Affected: 3006.0 , < 3006.17 (semver)

Salt Project

Salt

Affected: 3007.0 , < 3007.9 (semver)

Credits

Amr Kadry

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GHSA-77W2-V593-VXVV

CVE-2025-62348 (GCVE-0-2025-62348)

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