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TI-2026-58854 Aliases CVE-2026-85979GHSA-j9jp-p256-9294

Command Injection in Puppet Enterprise

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Privilege escalation, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269 and CWE-78.

Summary

Affected versions of Puppet Enterprise contain a command injection vulnerability. An authenticated user with Puppet administrative privileges can inject arbitrary shell commands by providing a specially crafted value for this parameter, which is passed to a shell execution context without sufficient sanitization. Because the resulting commands are executed with root privileges, successful exploitation can lead to full compromise of the affected system.  It affects Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.0 through 2023.8.10 and Puppet Enterprise 2025.0.0 through 2025.11.2. This has been resolved in Puppet Enterprise 2023.8.11 and Puppet Enterprise 2025.11.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01286 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Puppet Enterprise (Perforce Software): 2023.8.11, 2025.11.3

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
Perforce SoftwarePuppet Enterprise2023.8.0 – 2023.8.10; 2025.0.0 – 2025.11.22023.8.11, 2025.11.3Patch availableCNA
  • Puppet Enterprise VendorPerforce Software Affected 2023.8.0 – 2023.8.10; 2025.0.0 – 2025.11.2 Fixed in 2023.8.11, 2025.11.3 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Puppet Enterprise (Perforce Software) Fixed in 2023.8.11, 2025.11.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j9jp-p256-9294

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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