CVE-2018-6516
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Solo en Windows, con un archivo de configuración específicamente manipulado, un atacante podría hacer que las herramientas del cliente Puppet PE (también conocidas como pe-client-tools) en versiones 16.4.x anteriores a la 16.4.6, versiones 17.3.x anteriores a la 17.3.6 y versiones 18.1.x anteriores a la 18.1.2 carguen código arbitrario con escalado de privilegios.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2018-02-01 CVE Reserved
- 2018-06-14 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
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References (1)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" | Puppet Enterprise Client Tools Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" | >= 16.4.0 < 16.4.6 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" and version " >= 16.4.0 < 16.4.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" | Puppet Enterprise Client Tools Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" | >= 17.3.0 < 17.3.6 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" and version " >= 17.3.0 < 17.3.6" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
|
| Puppet Search vendor "Puppet" | Puppet Enterprise Client Tools Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" | >= 18.1.0 < 18.1.2 Search vendor "Puppet" for product "Puppet Enterprise Client Tools" and version " >= 18.1.0 < 18.1.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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