Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation

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...

GHSA-VCF3-26XF-FW4M Salt Authentication Protocol Version Downgrade Allows Minion Impersonation

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...

PT-2026-5435

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Salt affected versions not specified Description Salt is susceptible to an authentication protocol version downgrade. A malicious minion can exploit this to bypass newer authentication and security features by utilizing an older request payloa...