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TI-2008-06245 Aliases CVE-2008-6555GHSA-pv42-jr5w-x5vg

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil allows remote attackers to execute…

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the dig command.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04493 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerablePuppetmaster
cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerablePuppetmaster
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Puppetmaster
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetmaster:webutil:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Puppetmaster

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6555
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv42-jr5w-x5vg

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2008-06247 cgi-bin/webutil.pl in The Puppet Master WebUtil 2.7 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources

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