Medium severity · published Jul 3, 2026
CVE-2026-8804
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information for Puppet Resource API
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in the agent's local transaction state cache. Affected versions of the resource_api module include all versions between 1.5.0 - 1.9.1 and 2.0.0 The issue was fixed in puppet resource_api 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 released with Puppet Core 8.20.0 and PE 2023.8.10 & PE 2025.11.0.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
Puppet Core · Perforce
8.11.0 through 8.19.0; 8.0.0 through 8.10.0 · source: vendor
PE
Puppet Enterprise · Perforce
2023.8.0 through 2023.8.9; 2025.0.0 through 2025.10.0 · source: vendor