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CVE-2012-1053

The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and…

Medium6.9EPSS 0.38%
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Description

The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3 does not properly manage group privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to (1) the change_user not dropping supplementary groups in certain conditions, (2) changes to the eguid without associated changes to the egid, or (3) the addition of the real gid to supplementary groups.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-1053, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0Medium6.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.38% · top 67% 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 6.9.

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