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TI-2012-03333 Aliases CVE-2012-3864GHSA-8xhg-x93x-j983

Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows…

Priority LOW 23CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Puppet before 2.6.17 and 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files on the puppet master server by leveraging an arbitrary user's certificate and private key in a GET request.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01914 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

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 · 35

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.4VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.5VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.6VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.7VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.8VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.9VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.4 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.5 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.6 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.7 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.8 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.9 Vulnerable ·Puppet
Show 25 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.10VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.11VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.12VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.13VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.14VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6.15VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.4VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.5VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.6VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.7VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.8VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.9VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.10VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.11VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.12VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.13VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.14VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.16VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.17VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.16VulnerablePuppetlabs
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.0VulnerablePuppetlabs
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7.1VulnerablePuppetlabs
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.5.1VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.10 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.11 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.12 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.13 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.14 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.15 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • 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:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.7 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:puppet:puppet:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.13 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.14 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.16 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.17 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.16 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.0 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7.1 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.5.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2012:1542 Released 2012-12-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    CloudForms Commons 1.1 security update
    • CloudForms Cloud Engine for RHEL 6 Server converge-ui-devel-1.0.4-1.el6cf, puppet-2.6.17-2.el6cf, puppet-server-2.6.17-2.el6cf +13
    • CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 Server converge-ui-devel-1.0.4-1.el6cf, puppet-2.6.17-2.el6cf, puppet-server-2.6.17-2.el6cf +13

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
CloudForms Cloud Engine for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2012:1542
CloudForms System Engine for RHEL 6 ServerFixed RHSA-2012:1542

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3864
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xhg-x93x-j983

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 5

Other 1

Sources

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