CVE-2017-10690: puppet Improper Privilege Management
CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-10690
Published 09-02-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-10690 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.00%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 09-02-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible for the agent to retrieve facts from an environment that it was not classified to retrieve from. This was resolved in Puppet Agent 5.3.4, included in Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.4
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.00%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
62%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.00% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.00%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Puppet3 products
- puppet< 5.3.4
- puppet_agent5.x prior to 5.3.4
- puppet_enterprise2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.4 | < 2017.3.4
Redhat1 product
- satellite6.4
Ubuntu1 product
- puppet< 3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3 | < 3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 5 products