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 been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-5459: rose from 0.005 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.006

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.