CVE-2018-6517 json
Improper Certificate Validation in chloride
published 2019-03-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-573x-jhqh-jg36 , EUVD-2019-0369
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Prior to version 0.3.0, chloride's use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user's known_hosts file without confirmation. In version 0.3.0 this is updated so that the user's known_hosts file is not updated by chloride.
Patch / fix
- rubygems chloride 0.3.0
- puppet chloride 0.3.0
Exploit prediction
0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | chloride | <0.3.0 |
0.3.0 |
Affected products
- Puppet Chloride
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-6517
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-573x-jhqh-jg36
- NVD CVE-2018-6517
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