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Critical
CVE-2016-2785
Puppet Server before 2.3.2 and Ruby puppetmaster in Puppet 4.x...
Vulnerability Description
Puppet Server before 2.3.2 and Ruby puppetmaster in Puppet 4.x before 4.4.2 and in Puppet Agent before 1.4.2 might allow remote attackers to bypass intended auth.conf access restrictions by leveraging incorrect URL decoding.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
puppet
View all reports →Affected Software
puppet, puppet server, puppet agent
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0.0, 4.1.0, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 2.0.0, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.2.0, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 1.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 10th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.