8.8high
CVE-2017-2290
On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that wil…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run. Puppet Enterprise users are not affected. This is resolved in mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.1.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Puppet mcollective-puppet-agent plugin
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/96583 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- puppet.com /security/cve/cve-2017-2290 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-2290
- NVD: CVE-2017-2290
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