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TI-2016-04960 Aliases CVE-2016-5713GHSA-mvpp-7hv9-px53

Code injection in Puppet Agent

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

Versions of Puppet Agent prior to 1.6.0 included a version of the Puppet Execution Protocol (PXP) agent that passed environment variables through to Puppet runs. This could allow unauthorized code to be loaded. This bug was first introduced in Puppet Agent 1.3.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02022 81st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PuppetPuppet AgentIntroduced in 1.3.0, fixed in 1.6.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Puppet Agent VendorPuppet Affected Introduced in 1.3.0, fixed in 1.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.0 to before 1.6.0VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.0 to before 1.6.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5713
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvpp-7hv9-px53

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-02327 Puppet Server before 2.3.2 and Ruby puppetmaster in Puppet 4.x before 4.4.2 and in Puppet… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-08596 A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent and Puppet Server that may result in a leak of HTTP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02328 The pxp-agent component in Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.x before 2015.3.3 and Puppet Agent… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-04961 Puppet Enterprise 2015.3.3 and 2016.x before 2016.4.0, and Puppet Agent 1.3.6 through… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2015-01666 Improper input validation in Ruby CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-08598 A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent where the agent may silently ignore Augeas settings… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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