What is CVE-2019-10694?

CVE-2019-10694 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet_enterprise, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.

How severe is CVE-2019-10694?

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

Vulnerability in Puppet Puppet_enterprise

CVE-2019-10694

The express install, which is the suggested way to install Puppet Enterprise, gives the user a URL at the end of the install to set the admin password. If they do not use that URL, there is an overlooked default password for the admin user…

EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th 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_enterprise
N/a Puppet Enterprise — versions Puppet Enterprise 2019.x prior to 2019.0.3, Puppet Enterprise 2018.x prior to 2018.1.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security@puppet.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10694?: CVE-2019-10694 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Puppet Puppet_enterprise, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2019-10694?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.