CVE-2016-2788 json
MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors relat…
published 2017-02-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-3861
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.
Patch / fix
- puppet puppet_enterprise 3.8.6, 2016.2.1
- mcollective Debian 12 2.12.0+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2788
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2016-2788 updated cvss 6.1
mcollective: Improper validation of fields in MCollective pings
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Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2 ruby193-mcollectiveaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
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puppet.com
/security/cve/cve-2016-2788
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-2788
- NVD CVE-2016-2788
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