CVE-2017-2290 json
On Windows installations of the mcollective-puppet-agent plugin, version 1.12.0, a non-administrator user can create an executable that wil…
published 2017-03-03 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11473
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
On 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.
Exploit prediction
1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Puppet mcollective-puppet-agent plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
puppet.com
/security/cve/cve-2017-2290
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/96583
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2290
- NVD CVE-2017-2290
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