CVE-2025-5459

HIGH EPSS 34.0%
Published Jun 26, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
8.6 CVSS 4.0
High
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Published Jun 26, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

CVSS Details

Base Score
8.6
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
34.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-78 OS Command Injection Injection

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
puppetpuppet_enterprise*≥2018.1.8  –  <2023.8.4
puppetpuppet_enterprise2025.3.0any

References 1

  • portal.perforce.com https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.