9.8

CVE-2023-5214: puppet bolt Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesGHSA-289m-2964-f8q5
Published 06-10-2023Last modified 19-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5214 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in puppet bolt. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.45%
0%100%
Low · +0.07 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.45%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.07 pp

From 0.37% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.45%

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

Puppet1 product
  • bolt≥ prior to 3.27.4, ≤ 3.27.4 | < 3.27.4
RubyGems1 product
  • bolt< 3.27.4

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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