Critical severity · published Jun 10, 2016
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 certificates, which might allow remote…
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 75% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PA
Puppet Agent · Puppet
1.3.0; 1.3.1; 1.3.2; 1.3.4; 1.3.5 · source: NVD
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Puppet
2015.3.0; 2015.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2786
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2786
Vendor Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02
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