CVE-2018-6516

N/A

Published: June 14, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:01 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorPuppet Enterprise Client Tools· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.

Affected

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

Puppet Enterprise Client Tools · Puppet

95%

16.4 ≤ v < 16.4.616.4.0 ≤ v < 16.4.617.3 ≤ v < 17.3.617.3.0 ≤ v < 17.3.618.1 ≤ v < 18.1.218.1.0 ≤ v < 18.1.2

Affected range stops below 16.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 17.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 18.1.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Windows · Microsoft

95%

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516

CVSS

6.8MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: PARTIAL

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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