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High
CVE-2018-6516
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an...
Vulnerability Description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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pe-client-tools
Vulnerable Versions:
16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 14th, 2018
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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.