CVE-2025-5459
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs
Summary
A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could 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.
Risk Assessment
A user with limited privileges could gain full control over the primary host, leading to complete system compromise.
Recommendation
Immediately upgrade Puppet Enterprise to version 2023.8.4 or 2025.4.0 and restrict node group editing permissions.
Other vulnerabilities in Puppet Enterprise
See all- CVE-2017-2294High
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 and 2017.2.1 failed to mark MCollective server private keys as sensitive, which could lead to their logging and storage in PuppetDB.
- CVE-2015-7330High
Puppet Enterprise 2015.3 before 2015.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass a host whitelist protection mechanism by leveraging the Puppet communications protocol.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.