On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation
Published Jun 14, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.85%
Description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Affected products
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- Version 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | PE-Client-Tools | n/a |
|
- ≥ 16.4.0 · < 16.4.6
- ≥ 17.3.0 · < 17.3.6
- ≥ 18.1.0 · < 18.1.2
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 56.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.85% (0.00847) | 53.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00217) | 42.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 29.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.19th | 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 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 76.84th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 76.62th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 86.26th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.56% (0.04557) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.