Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-6516
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 44.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.8
References
Products affected by CVE-2018-6516
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:16.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:17.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools:18.1.0
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cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-