What is CVE-2025-62348?

CVE-2025-62348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Salt Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2025-62348?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Salt Project

CVE-2025-62348

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.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.000 (0.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Salt Project — versions 3006.0, 3007.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

Salt 3006.17 release notes (fix for CVE-2025-62348) (release-notes, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-62348?: CVE-2025-62348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Salt Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2025-62348?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.