What is CVE-2016-2786?

CVE-2016-2786 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet_agent, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-2786?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Puppet Puppet_agent

CVE-2016-2786

The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent 1.3.x before 1.3.6 does not properly validate server certificates, which might allow remote attackers to spoof brokers and execute arbitrary commands vi…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.007 (72.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Puppet Puppet_agent — versions 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
Puppet Puppet_enterprise — versions 2015.3.0, 2015.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
GLSA-201606-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2786?: CVE-2016-2786 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet_agent, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-2786?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.