CVE-2017-2290

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-2290
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerpuppet
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-03 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionOn Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that will be executed with administrator privileges on the next "mco puppet" run. Puppet Enterprise users are not affected. This is resolved in mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.1.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-732 | Privilege Escalation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Puppet Mcollective-puppet-agent 1.12.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Puppet Mcollective-puppet-agent Plugin affected 1.12.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
mcollective-puppet-agent CVE-2017-2290 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2017-2290 - Privilege Escalation in mcollective-puppet-agent | Puppet.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppet.com Vendor Advisory
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