mcollective: Improper validation of fields in MCollective pings
Published Feb 13, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2.7.0
- 2.8.0
- 2.8.1
- 2.8.2
- 2.8.3
- 2.8.4
- 2.8.5
- 2.8.6
- 2.8.7
- 2.8.8
Configuration 2
- ≥ 3.8.0 · < 3.8.6
- ≥ 2016.2.0 · < 2016.2.1
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2
ruby193-mcollective
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 | ruby193-mcollective | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise OpenShift 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. A futur e update may address this issue. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 80.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02093) | 82.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.58% (0.08581) | 87.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.09% (0.02093) | 82.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 87.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00947) | 83.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01254) | 85.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 7, 2024 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 87.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01490) | 86.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 27, 2023 | 1.74% (0.01740) | 86.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2023 | 1.58% (0.01579) | 85.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 82.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.79% (0.00792) | 78.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 76.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 74.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 15, 2022 | 1.70% (0.01702) | 54.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.38% (0.01382) | 45.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2788 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365799 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2788
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2788 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2788
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2788 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1365799 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2788 | ||
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2788 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2788 |
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