Salt contains an authentication protocol version downgrade weakness that can allow a malicious minion to bypass newer authentication/security features by using an older request payload format, enabling minion impersonation and circumventing protections introduced in response to prior issues.
{
"severity": "HIGH",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-01-30T19:16:11Z",
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-02-01T18:09:41Z",
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-287"
],
"github_reviewed": true
}