CVE-2016-5713
Critical
Description
Versions of Puppet Agent prior to 1.6.0 included a version of the Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) agent that passed environment variables through to Puppet runs. This could allow unauthorized code to be loaded. This bug was first introduced in Puppet Agent 1.3.0.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductPuppet Agent
PublishedDec 6, 2017
First seenDec 6, 2017
How to fix
Update
- puppet puppet_agent1.6.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| puppet puppet_agent | 1.3.0 ≤ v < 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 |
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