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    CVE-2017-2290

    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.

    Published:Mar 3, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 3, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00388
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Puppet
    Product
    Mcollective-puppet-agent

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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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