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CVE-2016-5714

Published: Oct 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 18.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

CWE-284

Affected Products

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

Official Patch Available
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References

https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
bugs.gentoo.org
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
puppet.com
https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
puppet.com
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