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CVE-2017-2290

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Published: Mar 3, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run. Puppet Enterprise users are not affected. This is resolved in mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.1.

Affected (1)

Puppet
1 product
Mcollective Puppet Agent
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mcollective Puppet Agent
Version 1.12.0
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (4)

Source: security@puppet.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@puppet.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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