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CVE-2016-2786

Published: Jun 10, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent 1.3.x before 1.3.6 does not properly validate server certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof brokers and execute arbitrary commands via a crafted certificate.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

puppet
commercial·USaka puppet labs
puppet agentOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
puppet enterpriseOn-premDev Tool
DevTools & CI / ci-cd
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2786
puppet.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02
security.gentoo.org

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