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CVE-2017-10690

In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible for the agent to retrieve facts from an environment that it was not classified to retrieve from. This was resolved in Puppet Agent 5.3.4, included in Puppet Enterprise 2017.3.4

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from puppet, from puppet, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-02-09T20:29:00.270

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:06:18.550

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	puppet	puppet	< 5.3.4	Yes
Application	puppet	puppet_enterprise	< 2017.3.4	Yes
Application	redhat	satellite	6.4	Yes

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10690 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10690 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For puppet's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.