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TI-2016-04963 Aliases CVE-2016-5716GHSA-3mf2-j3p3-w43q

The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The console in Puppet Enterprise 2015.x and 2016.x prior to 2016.4.0 includes unsafe string reads that potentially allows for remote code execution on the console node.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01773 78th 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 EnterprisePE < 2016.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Puppet Enterprise VendorPuppet Affected PE < 2016.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.2.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.2.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.2.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.2.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.3.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.3.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.3.2VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2015.3.3VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.1.1VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.1.2VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.2.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.2.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.2.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.2.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.3.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.3.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.3.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2015.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2015.3.3 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.1.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.1.2 Vulnerable ·Puppet
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.2.0VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2016.2.1VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.2.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2016.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2016.2.1 Vulnerable ·Puppet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5716
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3mf2-j3p3-w43q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2017-05170 Integer overflow in nginx CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-02371 A privilege escalation allowing remote code execution was discovered in the orchestration service. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2013-01442 The (1) template and (2) inline_template functions in the master server in Puppet before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2018-04792 Code injection in Puppet Enterprise 2018.1.x prior to 2018.1.1, razor-server and… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-02330 MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 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
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Sources

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