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    CVE-2012-3866

    lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

    Published:Aug 6, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Aug 6, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.0005
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Puppet
    Product
    Puppet
    Vendor
    Puppet
    Product
    Puppet Enterprise
    Vendor
    Puppetlabs
    Product
    Puppet

    Exploits

    https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/fd44bf5e6d0d360f6a493d663b653c121fa83c3fhttps://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/fd44bf5e6d0d360f6a493d663b653c121fa83c3f

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High