7.2

CVE-2016-5714: puppet puppet_agent Improper Access Control

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5714
Published 18-10-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-5714 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Access Control vulnerability in puppet puppet_agent. EPSS estimates a 2.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.24%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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."

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.24% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
2.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet2 products
Debian1 product
  • puppet< 4.8.0-1

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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