CVE-2023-5214

9.8 criticalEPSS 0.4%

Critical (9.8) in puppet bolt. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in bolt 3.27.4.

In Puppet Bolt versions prior to 3.27.4, a path to escalate privileges was identified.

Severity

9.8 critical

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 38% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2023-10-06
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Advisory	Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
GHSA-289m-2964-f8q5	RubyGems	bolt	<3.27.4	3.27.4