RCE in Perforce Puppet Enterprise
CVE-2025-5459
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 b…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Perforce Puppet Enterprise — versions 2018.1.8
- Puppet Puppet_enterprise — versions 2025.3.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@puppet.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5459?
- CVE-2025-5459 is a high-severity vulnerability in Perforce Puppet Enterprise, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5459?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5459 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.