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CVE-2016-5714
HIGH · CVSS 7.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-18T18:29:00.360 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:55.163

Summary

Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."

Affected products

puppet — puppet_enterprise

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References

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