CVE-2016-5714
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.2)—
Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism and execute arbitrary code on Puppet nodes via vectors related to command validation, aka "Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) Command Whitelist Validation Vulnerability."
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 7.2
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 2.24%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 82
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-284
Referencias
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/597684
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5714
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12
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