Sensitive information in log files in Puppet Enterprise
Priority LOW 24CWE-532Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- 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-532.
Summary
A flaw was discovered in bolt-server and ace where running a task with sensitive parameters results in those sensitive parameters being logged when they should not be. This issue only affects SSH/WinRM nodes (inventory service nodes).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00916 60th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Puppet Enterprise | 2019.8.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Puppet Enterprise Vendor— Affected 2019.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27022
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h9c7-5m8v-93ph
References
More Puppet vulnerabilities
- 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-2013-01442 The (1) template and (2) inline_template functions in the master server in Puppet before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2021-08594 SQL injection in Puppet DB CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-01576 Deserialization of untrusted data in Puppet server CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2018-04793 Untrusted search path in Puppet Enterprise and Puppet Agent CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-01456 Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.21 and 3.1.x before 3.1.1, when running Ruby 1.9.3 or later… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-27022 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-27022 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h9c7-5m8v-93ph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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