CVE-2019-10694

Published: Dec 12, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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 express install, which is the suggested way to install Puppet Enterprise, gives the user a URL at the end of the install to set the admin password. If they do not use that URL, there is an overlooked default password for the admin user. This was resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2019.0.3 and 2018.1.9.

Affected (2)

Products: Puppet: Puppet Enterprise

1 product

Puppet Enterprise

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	From 2018.1.0 to 2018.1.9
Puppet Puppet Enterprise	From 2019.0 to 2019.0.3

Related CWEs

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key.

References (2)

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10694

Source: security@puppet.com

Vendor Advisory

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-10694

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

Vendor Advisory

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