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CVE-2026-8804

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information for Puppet Resource API

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2026 at 07:40 AM UTC
Updated: July 6, 2026 at 08:03 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsPuppet EnterprisePuppet Core

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Puppet resource_api (shipped in Puppet Core 8.x and Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.x and 2025.x) does not preserve the sensitive flag on parameters defined via the resource-api, causing values such as passwords to be stored in cleartext in the agent's local transaction state cache. Affected versions of the resource_api module include all versions between 1.5.0 - 1.9.1 and 2.0.0 The issue was fixed in puppet resource_api 1.9.2 and 2.0.1 released with Puppet Core 8.20.0 and PE 2023.8.10 & PE 2025.11.0.

Affected

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

Puppet Core· Perforce
60%
8.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.10.08.11.0 ≤ v ≤ 8.19.08.0.08.11.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 8.20.0 (unaffected)
Puppet Enterprise· Puppet
60%
2023.8.0 ≤ v ≤ 2023.8.92025.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 2025.10.02023.8.02025.0.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 2023.8.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2025.11.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: cverecord
https://portal.perforce.com/s/cve/a91Qi000003511lIAA/cve20268804-cleartext-storage-of-sensitive-information-for-puppet-resource-api

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMPerforce
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-313CWE-312

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