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TI-2025-04903 Aliases CVE-2025-5459GHSA-2q8m-2xcf-6rrj

OS command injection in Perforce Puppet Enterprise

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01098 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
PerforcePuppet Enterprise2018.1.8 – 2023.8.3, 2025.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Puppet Enterprise VendorPerforce Affected 2018.1.8 – 2023.8.3, 2025.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2018.1.8 to before 2023.8.4VulnerablePuppet
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2025.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2025.3.0VulnerablePuppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2018.1.8 to before 2023.8.4 Vulnerable ·Puppet
  • cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2025.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2025.3.0 Vulnerable ·Puppet

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q8m-2xcf-6rrj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-58853 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Akana API Platform CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-71533 Perforce Helix Authentication Service ships a default SCIM token CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-05304 Insecure Default Configuration in P4 Server CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-07378 Rogue Wave JViews before 8.8 patch 21 and 8.9 before patch 1 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2007-00095 The Perforce client does not restrict the set of files that it overwrites upon receiving… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2026-60410 XML External Entity in Akana API Platform CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
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Sources

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