What is CVE-2016-2788?

CVE-2016-2788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Marionette_collective, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-2788?

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

Vulnerability in Puppet Marionette_collective

CVE-2016-2788

MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.

EPSS: 0.020 (83.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Puppet Marionette_collective — versions 2.7.0, 2.8.0, 2.8.1
Puppet Puppet_enterprise
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2788?: CVE-2016-2788 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Marionette_collective, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-02-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-2788?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.