Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.8.4 and 3.1…
Priority LOW 12CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Puppet before 3.3.3 and 3.4 before 3.4.1 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) before 2.8.4 and 3.1 before 3.1.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on unspecified files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00428 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 – 3.3.2; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Puppetlabs |
| cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.8.4; 3.1 to before 3.1.1 | Vulnerable | Puppet |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 – 3.3.2; 3.4.0 to before 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Puppetlabs
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.8.4; 3.1 to before 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Subscription Asset Manager | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73jw-pjcv-9rgm
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-4969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73jw-pjcv-9rgm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2013-4969 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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