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CVE-2018-6516
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-06-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Description
On Windows only, with a specifically crafted configuration file an attacker could get Puppet PE client tools (aka pe-client-tools) 16.4.x prior to 16.4.6, 17.3.x prior to 17.3.6, and 18.1.x prior to 18.1.2 to load arbitrary code with privilege escalation.
Affected products
- Puppet pe-client-tools: from 16.4.0 before 16.4.6; from 17.3.0 before 17.3.6; from 18.1.0 before 18.1.2 — fixed in 16.4.6, 17.3.6, 18.1.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Puppet pe-client-tools 16.4.6, 17.3.6, 18.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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