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CVE-2011-3871

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local…

Medium6.2EPSS 0.34%
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Description

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-3871, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.34% · top 73% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.

Weakness

Affected products

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Affected packages

From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.

References (9)

Sources

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Record last updated .