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."
Published Oct 18, 2017
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.24%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 2015.3.3
- 2016.1.1
- 2016.1.2
- 2016.2.0
- 2016.2.1
Configuration 2
- ≥ 1.3.6 · ≤ 1.7.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02241) | 82.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02241) | 80.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 75.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03621) | 79.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.06% (0.01064) | 76.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 80.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 79.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00665) | 77.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 77.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00659) | 76.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00635) | 75.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.70% (0.04695) | 89.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 15, 2022 | 4.70% (0.04695) | 88.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 87.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.57% (0.04571) | 74.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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