CVE-2016-5714

moderate-risk
Published 2017-10-18

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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1.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Puppet Agent

Affected Vendors

Puppet

References (8)

Issue Tracking https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
Issue Tracking https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12
Issue Tracking https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
Vendor Advisory https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
Issue Tracking https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low