CVE-2025-5459CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2025-5459

High · published June 26, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
64.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01063 · 64.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2025-06-26T11:15Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
puppet/puppet_enterprise≥ 2018.1.8, < 2023.8.42023.8.4
puppet/puppet_enterpriseall versions—
References (2)
https://portal.perforce.com/s/detail/a91PA000001SiDdYAK · [email protected]http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2026/Sep/9 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 06:30Z
    OS Command Injection
    cvelistv5