CVE-2016-5714

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CVSS 3.1

7.2 high

EPSS

2%p82

Published

Oct 18, 2017 (Oct 18, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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."

Vendors: puppet
Products: puppet enterprise, puppet agent
Weakness: CWE-284
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.2%)

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