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    CVE-2025-5459

    A user with specific node group editing permissions and a specially crafted class parameter could be used to execute commands as root on the primary host. It affects Puppet Enterprise versions 2018.1.8 through 2023.8.3 and 2025.3 and has been resolved in versions 2023.8.4 and 2025.4.0.

    Published:Jun 26, 2025
    Last Modified:Sep 4, 2026
    EPS:Jun 26, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00425
    CVSS Score:8.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Puppet
    Product
    Puppet Enterprise

    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