CVE-2025-5459HIGH 8.8EPSS p33.8%

CVE-2025-5459CVE-2025-5459

Description

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.43% probability of exploitation · percentile 33.8% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-06-26
Last modified2025-10-14

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-78

References

  1. https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessImproper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')cwe-780%live

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