CVE-2018-6514

Published: Jun 11, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

In Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, Facter on Windows is vulnerable to a DLL preloading attack, which could lead to a privilege escalation.

Affected (3)

Products: Puppet: Puppet

Puppet

1 product

Puppet

Configuration A

3 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet	From 1.10.0 to 1.10.13
Puppet Puppet	From 5.3.0 to 5.3.7
Puppet Puppet	From 5.5.0 to 5.5.2

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (2)

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6514

Source: security@puppet.com

Vendor Advisory

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6514

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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