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.
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https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6516 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: puppet
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T23:45:51.357Z
Reserved: 2018-02-01T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-6516

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-14T21:29:00.300
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:10:48.727
Link: CVE-2018-6516

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