CVE-2013-4761
Unspecified vulnerability in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Ruby programs from the master via the resource_type service. NOTE: this vulnerability can only be exploited utilizing unspecified "local file system access" to the Puppet Master.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 1.6% (77th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2017-0218)
- Published
- August 20, 2013
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-0218 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppetlabs / puppet
- puppetlabs / puppet
- puppetlabs / puppet
References
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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