CVE•Published 2017-02-13•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-2788Puppet · Marionette_collective
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command.
Timeline
Published 2017-02-13
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-2788Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Puppet Marionette Collective" version:"2.7.0"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Marionette Collective"HTTP body or banner mentions "Marionette Collective" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-2788Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-2788Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-2788Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-2788GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-2788" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.