CVE-2017-2290

8.8 highEPSS 1.2%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2017-03-03
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

puppet:mcollective-puppet-agent

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96583
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2017-2290

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