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TI-2022-00590 Aliases CVE-2022-0675GHSA-6cpg-mqw9-pj2w

Puppet Firewall Module May Leave Unmanaged Rules

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-1289Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00918 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Firewall Module (Puppet): 3.4.0Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PuppetFirewall Moduleprior to 3.4.0 to before 3.4.03.4.0Patch availableCNA
  • Firewall Module VendorPuppet Affected prior to 3.4.0 to before 3.4.0 Fixed in 3.4.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.4.0VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Firewall Module (Puppet) Fixed in 3.4.0

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:8869 Released 2022-12-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.9 (puppet-firewall) security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1 puppet-firewall-3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost
  • RHSA-2022:5116 Released 2022-06-22 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (puppet-firewall) security update
    • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 puppet-firewall-3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1Fixed RHSA-2022:8869
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2Fixed RHSA-2022:5116

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0675
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cpg-mqw9-pj2w

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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