Insufficiently protected credentials in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise
Priority LOW 25CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Local registry credentials were included directly in the CD4PE deployment definition, which could expose these credentials to users who should not have access to them. This is resolved in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise 4.0.1.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00306 23rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise (CD4PE) | Affects CD4PE 4.0.0, resolved in 4.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise (CD4PE) Vendor— Affected Affects CD4PE 4.0.0, resolved in 4.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16 (Train)
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 3 for Cloud Providers
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7945
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m223-8p4j-9j7p
References
More Puppet Continuous Delivery vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-08597 A flaw was discovered in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise (CD4PE) that results… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2020-06425 Information disclosure in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2019-07983 Sensitive information in log files in Continuous Delivery for Puppet Enterprise CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-7945 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7945 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m223-8p4j-9j7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-7945 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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