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CVE-2016-2786

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Published: Jun 10, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (7)

Puppet
2 products
Puppet Agent
Puppet Enterprise
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Puppet
Puppet Agent
Version 1.3.0
Puppet Agent
Version 1.3.1
Puppet Agent
Version 1.3.2
Puppet Agent
Version 1.3.4
Puppet Agent
Version 1.3.5
Configuration B
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Puppet
Puppet Enterprise
Version 2015.3.0
Puppet Enterprise
Version 2015.3.2

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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