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Critical
CVE-2016-2786
The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and...
Vulnerability 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.
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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Affected Vendor
puppet
View all reports →Affected Software
puppet agent, puppet enterprise
Vulnerable Versions:
1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.4, 1.3.5, 2015.3.0, 2015.3.2
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.