What is CVE-2017-2297?

CVE-2017-2297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-2297?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Puppet Enterprise

CVE-2017-2297

Puppet Enterprise versions prior to 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1 did not correctly authenticate users before returning labeled RBAC access tokens. This issue has been fixed in Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1. This only affects users with labeled tokens, which is not the default for tokens.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-02-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (49.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Puppet Enterprise — versions 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.5, 2016.5.x, 2017.1.x
Puppet Enterprise — versions 2016.5.1, 2016.5.2, 2017.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2297 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2297?: CVE-2017-2297 is a high-severity vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-2297?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.