CVE-2016-2786

moderate-risk

Published 2016-06-10

The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent 1.3.x before 1.3.6 does not properly validate server certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof brokers and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate.

Do I need to act?

0.71% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (7)

Puppet Agent

Puppet Enterprise

Puppet Agent

Puppet Enterprise

Affected Vendors

Puppet

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02

Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786

Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal

Exposure 14/34 · Moderate