OS Command Injection in Puppet Enterprise - CVE-2025-5459
Published: June 26, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111961
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5459
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Puppet Labs
Affected software:
Puppet Enterprise
Puppet Enterprise
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated user with specific node group editing permissions can execute arbitrary OS commands as root.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-5459
Install updates from vendor's website.