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CVE-2016-5714

HIGH
7.2
CVSS Score
Published: October 18, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:49 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPuppet EnterprisePuppet Agent

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Severity
HIGH7.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284

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