Is CVE-2012-3408 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-3408 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-3408?

CVE-2012-3408 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2012-3408

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

lib/puppet/network/authstore.rb in Puppet before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, supports use of IP addresses in certnames without warning of potential risks, which might allow remote attackers to spoof an agent by acquiring a previously used IP address.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-0315)
Published: August 6, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0315 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

puppet / puppet enterprise
puppetlabs / puppet

References

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3408/(Vendor Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=839166(Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppet/commit/ab9150baa1b738467a33b01df1d90e076253fbbd(Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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