CVE-2016-5714 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2016-5714

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent...

Vulnerability 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."

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

Affected Software

puppet enterprise, puppet agent
Vulnerable Versions:
2015.3.3, 2016.1.1, 2016.1.2, 2016.2.0, 2016.2.1, 1.3.6

Timeline

Official Publish: October 18th, 2017
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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.