Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 23.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
Products affected by CVE-2025-5459
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2018.1.11
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2018.1.13
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2018.1.15
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2018.1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2018.1.9
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0.3
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.0.4
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.8.7
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.8.8
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2019.8.9
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.1
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.10
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.4
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.6
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.7
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.8
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2021.7.9
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2023.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2025.3.0