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TI-2012-03335 Aliases CVE-2012-3866GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2

lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2…

Priority LOW 12CWE-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
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00481 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed puppet (RubyGems): 2.7.18

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
—puppet (RubyGems)2.7.0 to before 2.7.182.7.18Patch availableGHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • puppet (RubyGems) Vendor— Affected 2.7.0 to before 2.7.18 Fixed in 2.7.18 Patch available GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2

CPE configurations NVD · 17

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*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:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
Show 7 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
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:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.7.17VulnerablePuppetlabs
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:2.7.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.7.17 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

  • Fix · GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2 puppet (RubyGems) Fixed in 2.7.18 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-3866
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jxj-9r5f-w3m2

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 5

Other 5

Sources

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