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CVE-2018-6513: puppet Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 11-06-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6513 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in puppet. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.12%
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. 11-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.12% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.12%

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

Puppet3 products
  • puppet≥ 1.10.0, < 1.10.13 | ≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.7 | ≥ 5.5.0, < 5.5.2
  • puppet_enterprise≥ 2016.4.0, < 2016.4.12 | ≥ 2017.3.0, < 2017.3.7 | ≥ 2018.1.0, < 2018.1.1
  • puppet enterprise and puppet agentPuppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2

1 vendor · 3 products

References

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