Description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Published: 2018-06-14
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-18272 On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows
Puppet Puppet Enterprise Client Tools
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: puppet

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T23:45:51.357Z

Reserved: 2018-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-6516

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-14T21:29:00.300

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:10:48.727

Link: CVE-2018-6516

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Weaknesses