The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written
Published Jun 30, 2017
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.49%
Description
The mcollective-sshkey-security plugin before 0.5.1 for Puppet uses a server-specified identifier as part of a path where a file is written. A compromised server could use this to write a file to an arbitrary location on the client with the filename appended with the string "_pub.pem".
Affected products
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- Version < 0.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | n/a |
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- ≤ 0.5.0
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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 73.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01494) | 73.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 53.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00160) | 52.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00210) | 57.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/blob/0.5.1/CHANGELOG.md | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/puppetlabs/mcollective-sshkey-security/commit/3388a3109f4fb1c69fa8505e991bf59ca20d19a2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2298 | x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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