CVE-2018-6516

7.8 highEPSS 0.8%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2018-06-14
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

puppet:puppet_enterprise_client_tools

References

https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516

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