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CVE-2017-2293
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
Versions of Puppet Enterprise prior to 2016.4.5 or 2017.2.1 shipped with an MCollective configuration that allowed the package plugin to install or remove arbitrary packages on all managed agents. This release adds default configuration to not allow these actions. Customers who rely on this functionality can change this policy.
Affected products
- Puppet Enterprise: before 2016.4.5; 2016.5.1, 2016.5.2, 2017.1.0, 2017.1.1 — fixed in 2016.4.5
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Puppet Enterprise 2016.4.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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