CVE-2018-6513

Description

Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.x prior to 2016.4.12, Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.x prior to 2017.3.7, Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, Puppet Agent 1.10.x prior to 1.10.13, Puppet Agent 5.3.x prior to 5.3.7, and Puppet Agent 5.5.x prior to 5.5.2, were vulnerable to an attack where an unprivileged user on Windows agents could write custom facts that can escalate privileges on the next puppet run. This was possible through the loading of shared libraries from untrusted paths.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.37%
Vendor Advisory puppet.com
Affected: Puppet Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Agent
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6513 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6513?
CVE-2018-6513 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6513?
To fix CVE-2018-6513, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-6513 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6513 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-6513?
CVE-2018-6513 affects Puppet Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Agent.
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