On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run
Published Mar 3, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.23%
Description
On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run. Puppet Enterprise users are not affected. This is resolved in mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.1.
Affected products
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- Version 1.12.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Mcollective-Puppet-Agent Plugin | n/a |
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- 1.12.0
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:L/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:C/I:C/A:C
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01226) | 67.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01226) | 64.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.39% (0.00388) | 57.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 42.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 41.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 39.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 83.28th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 83.12th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 91.08th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 6.70% (0.06701) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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