telnet.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and…
Priority LOW 17CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
telnet.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the NET::Telnet connection log (/tmp/out.log).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00402 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed puppet (RubyGems): 2.7.13
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | puppet (RubyGems) | 2.7.1 to before 2.7.13 | 2.7.13 | Patch available | GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- puppet (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.7.1 to before 2.7.13 Fixed in 2.7.13 Patch available GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49
CPE configurations NVD · 20
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.3 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.4 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.5 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.6 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.8 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.9 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.10 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.11 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.12 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.0 | Vulnerable | Puppetlabs |
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.4 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.5 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.6 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.8 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.9 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.10 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.11 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.12 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
Show 10 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.7.1 | Vulnerable | Puppetlabs |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49 puppet (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.7.13 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49
References
Advisory 5
Other 7
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13606
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.7.13
- https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2012-1989.yml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120415105345/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52975
- https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989-arbitrary-file-write-access
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1989
Sources
- CVE-2012-1989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-1989 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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