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CVE-2016-2786

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…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.19.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • puppet.com /security/cve/CVE-2016-2786 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201606-02 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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