CVE-2021-27021

HIGH
Published Jul 20, 20214y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Jul 20, 2021 4y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A flaw was discovered in Puppet DB, this flaw results in an escalation of privileges which allows the user to delete tables via an SQL query.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-1027
CWE-89 SQL Injection Injection

Affected Products 6

VendorProductVersionRange
puppetpuppet* <6.23.0
puppetpuppet*≥7.7.0  –  <7.8.0
puppetpuppet_enterprise* <2019.8.7
puppetpuppet_enterprise*≥2021.0.0  –  <2021.2.0
puppetpuppetdb* <6.17.0
puppetpuppetdb*≥7.0.0  –  <7.4.1

References 1

  • puppet.com https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27021/
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.